ZIP 29945 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 461 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Beaufort County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
461 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73 | |
| 2022 | 95 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 103 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29945 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 87 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 58 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 43 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 31 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 30 | 6.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29945 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 27 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 122 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 19.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29945 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 586% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29945.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemassee | 444 | |
| 2 | Ridgeland | 3 | |
| 3 | Hampton | 1 | |
| 4 | Seabrook | 1 | |
| 5 | Walterboro | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleton County | SC | 1.00 | FIPS 45029 |
| Jasper County | SC | 1.00 | FIPS 45053 |
| Hampton County | SC | 0.50 | FIPS 45049 |
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 — 461 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.