ZIP 19807 recorded 131 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 501 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Castle County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
501 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 131 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19807 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 135 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 90 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 82 | 16.4% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 25 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 23 | 4.6% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19807 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 26.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 43.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19807 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 12500100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19807.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 408 | |
| 2 | Greenville | 40 | |
| 3 | New Castle | 17 | |
| 4 | Hockessin | 5 | |
| 5 | Claymont | 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 — 501 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.