ZIP 29915 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 91 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Beaufort County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
91 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29915 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 9 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 9 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 7 | 7.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29915 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 16.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Match | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 23.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29915 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 301% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,861 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $700 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29915.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daufuskie Island | 87 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 91 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.