ZIP 19933 recorded 109 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 513 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sussex County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
513 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 98 | |
| 2023 | 103 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 109 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19933 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 120 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 35 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 32 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 28 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 4.7% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19933 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 14.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 106 | 69.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Match | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19933 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2856% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19933.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridgeville | 476 | |
| 2 | Georgetown | 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 — 513 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.