ZIP 19901 recorded 232 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,217 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,217 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 246 | |
| 2022 | 223 | |
| 2023 | 250 | |
| 2024 | 266 | |
| 2025 | 232 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19901 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 193 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 174 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 113 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 75 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 67 | 5.5% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19901 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 136 | 42.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 21.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 261 | 80.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 5.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19901 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 401% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19901.
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 — 1,217 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.