ZIP 19943 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 487 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
487 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 114 | |
| 2024 | 117 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19943 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 130 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 31 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 24 | 4.9% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19943 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 57.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 14.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 152 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 1.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19943 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19943.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felton | 385 | |
| 2 | Harrington | 21 | |
| 3 | Frederica | 15 | |
| 4 | Dover | 4 | |
| 5 | Camden | 2 |
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 — 487 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.