ZIP 29920 recorded 144 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 611 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Beaufort County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
611 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 120 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29920 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 158 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 72 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 51 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 47 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 44 | 7.2% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29920 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 46 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 45 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 20 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 160 | 53.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 26 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Match | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 18.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29920 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $796,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $776,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $714,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $655,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29920.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fripp Island | 28 | |
| 2 | Beaufort | 1 |
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 — 611 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.