ZIP 19953 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 213 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
213 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 47 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Nov peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19953 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 40 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 20 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 19 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 14 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 6.1% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19953 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 51.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 7.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 67.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 2.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19953.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover | 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 — 213 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.