ZIP 19713 recorded 412 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,815 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Castle County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,815 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 277 | |
| 2022 | 292 | |
| 2023 | 448 | |
| 2024 | 386 | |
| 2025 | 412 |
Oct peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19713 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 620 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 239 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 136 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 101 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 99 | 5.5% |
For the 126 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19713 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 73 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 56 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 49 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 102 | 27.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 242 | 66.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 36 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 7 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19713 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19713.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 1,759 | |
| 2 | Claymont | 7 | |
| 3 | Wilmington | 6 | |
| 4 | New Castle | 2 | |
| 5 | Wilmington Manor | 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 — 1,815 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.