ZIP 19945 recorded 118 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 559 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sussex County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
559 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | |
| 2022 | 119 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 118 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19945 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 136 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 95 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 33 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 27 | 4.8% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19945 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 36.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 12 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 23.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 13 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19945 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5300% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19945.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankford | 531 | |
| 2 | Millville | 12 | |
| 3 | Selbyville | 3 | |
| 4 | Ocean View | 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 — 559 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.