ZIP 19707 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 782 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Castle County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
782 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 155 | |
| 2022 | 149 | |
| 2023 | 119 | |
| 2024 | 208 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19707 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 273 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 122 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 110 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 33 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 31 | 4.0% |
For the 62 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19707 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19707 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 3440% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $334,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19707.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hockessin | 709 | |
| 2 | Wilmington | 21 | |
| 3 | New Castle | 10 | |
| 4 | Middletown | 4 | |
| 5 | Newark | 2 |
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 — 782 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.