ZIP 19946 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 187 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
187 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19946 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 13 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 7 | 3.7% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19946 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 52.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 16.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 72.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 4.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19946 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 9037% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $49,999 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,967 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19946.
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 — 187 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.