ZIP 29928 recorded 141 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 862 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Beaufort County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
862 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | |
| 2022 | 209 | |
| 2023 | 197 | |
| 2024 | 195 | |
| 2025 | 141 |
Jul peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29928 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 324 | 37.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 89 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 68 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 67 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 4.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29928 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 27 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 14 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 74 | 36.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 23.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29928 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 432% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,907,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $991,650 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $435,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29928.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hilton Head Island | 861 | |
| 2 | Hardeeville | 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 — 862 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.