In 2025, fire departments serving Kent County responded to 1,180 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $250K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 55% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips.
5,901 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,105 | |
| 2022 | 1,118 | |
| 2023 | 1,171 | |
| 2024 | 1,327 | |
| 2025 | 1,180 |
For the 235 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Kent County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 94% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | HARRINGTON | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | CAMDEN WYOMING | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | DOVER | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | HARRINGTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | MAGNOLIA | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | SMYRNA | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | DOVER | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | HARRINGTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $20,000 | HARRINGTON | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant |
| 10 | $15,000 | FREDERICA | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 10001.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Dover | 38,879 | View › |
| Smyrna | 12,870 | View › |
| Rising Sun-Lebanon | 4,060 | View › |
| Clayton | 3,978 | View › |
| Camden | 3,914 | View › |
| Highland Acres | 3,892 | View › |
| Harrington | 3,770 | View › |
| Dover Base Housing | 3,262 | View › |
| Riverview | 2,270 | View › |
| Kent Acres | 2,124 | View › |
| Woodside East | 2,002 | View › |
| Wyoming | 1,888 | View › |
15 departments report from this county.
Top 4 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEBHR-FY19-RX-Wildflower Units 2-3-9 | 2019 | FWS | 43 |
| 2 | DEPHR-FY19-RX-HQ Field 321 | 2019 | FWS | 35 |
| 3 | DEPHR-FY19-RX-HQ Field 318 | 2019 | FWS | 21 |
| 4 | DEBHR-FY19-RX-WSG Field 8 | 2018 | FWS | 12 |
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.