ZIP 19947 recorded 169 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 992 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sussex County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
992 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 140 | |
| 2022 | 197 | |
| 2023 | 198 | |
| 2024 | 288 | |
| 2025 | 169 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19947 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 168 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 112 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 70 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 68 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 59 | 5.9% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19947 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 228 | 70.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 23 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 3.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 307 | 94.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 0.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 0.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 0.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19947 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 25000100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19947.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown | 942 | |
| 2 | Dagsboro | 1 | |
| 3 | Ellendale | 1 | |
| 4 | Millsboro | 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 — 992 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.