ZIP 19904 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,030 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,030 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 211 | |
| 2022 | 183 | |
| 2023 | 197 | |
| 2024 | 247 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19904 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 181 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 133 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 100 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 66 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 57 | 5.5% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19904 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 173 | 75.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19904 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 8100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19904.
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 — 1,030 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.