ZIP 19930 recorded 103 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 555 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sussex County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
555 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 142 | |
| 2023 | 117 | |
| 2024 | 104 | |
| 2025 | 103 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19930 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 150 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 121 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 118 | 21.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 24 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 20 | 3.6% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19930 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 17.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 60.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 1.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19930 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19930.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bethany Beach | 439 | |
| 2 | Dagsboro | 2 | |
| 3 | Delmar | 1 | |
| 4 | Ocean View | 1 | |
| 5 | Selbyville | 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 — 555 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.