ZIP 19944 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 115 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sussex County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
115 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19944 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 28 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 18 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 11 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 8 | 7.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19944 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 1 | 8.3% |
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 — 115 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.