ZIP 19809 recorded 209 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 971 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Castle County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
971 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 176 | |
| 2022 | 175 | |
| 2023 | 195 | |
| 2024 | 216 | |
| 2025 | 209 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19809 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 220 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 206 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 87 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 67 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 52 | 5.4% |
For the 62 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19809 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 21.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 113 | 80.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19809 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 492% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19809.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 878 | |
| 2 | New Castle | 30 | |
| 3 | Claymont | 15 | |
| 4 | Bellefonte | 12 | |
| 5 | Wilmington | 4 |
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 — 971 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.