ZIP 19950 recorded 74 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 354 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
354 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 88 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 69 | |
| 2025 | 74 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19950 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 121 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 93 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 21 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 3.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19950 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 66.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 6.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 84.7% | |
| 2 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Incendiary device | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 1.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19950 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3609% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19950.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenwood | 351 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex County | DE | 1.00 | FIPS 10005 |
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 — 354 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.