ZIP 19810 recorded 259 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 905 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Castle County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
905 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 130 | |
| 2022 | 137 | |
| 2023 | 173 | |
| 2024 | 206 | |
| 2025 | 259 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19810 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 328 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 165 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 92 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 56 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 55 | 6.1% |
For the 74 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19810 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 46.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19810 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 106% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19810.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 741 | |
| 2 | Claymont | 34 | |
| 3 | Wilmington | 10 | |
| 4 | New Castle | 7 | |
| 5 | Greenville | 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 — 905 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.