ZIP 29940 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 210 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Beaufort County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
210 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29940 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 36 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 22 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 21 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 17 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 16 | 7.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29940 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 19.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 52.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 19.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29940 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 61232% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $67,000,000 | Aircraft fire | 2022 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $125,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29940.
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 — 210 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.