ZIP 29944 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 413 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hampton County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
413 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 224 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 72 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29944 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 228 | 55.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 47 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 36 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 11 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 10 | 2.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29944 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 59.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29944 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2357% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29944.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varnville | 405 |
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 — 413 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.