ZIP 19706 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 119 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Castle County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
119 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19706 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 28 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 6 | 5.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19706 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19706 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19706.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware City | 110 | |
| 2 | Bear | 2 | |
| 3 | Middletown | 1 | |
| 4 | Newark | 1 | |
| 5 | Smyrna | 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 — 119 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.