ZIP 19802 recorded 321 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,517 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Castle County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,517 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 269 | |
| 2022 | 257 | |
| 2023 | 314 | |
| 2024 | 356 | |
| 2025 | 321 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19802 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 319 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 311 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 174 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 112 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 80 | 5.3% |
For the 33 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19802 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 36 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 18 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 17 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 5.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 93 | 31.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 197 | 67.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19802 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $500 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19802.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 1,490 | |
| 2 | New Castle | 6 | |
| 3 | Hockessin | 2 | |
| 4 | Newark | 2 | |
| 5 | Wilmington | 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 — 1,517 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.