ZIP 19958 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 773 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sussex County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
773 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 155 | |
| 2022 | 152 | |
| 2023 | 132 | |
| 2024 | 183 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19958 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 184 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 168 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 39 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 35 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 32 | 4.1% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19958 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 57.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 76.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 4.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19958 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2422% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19958.
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 — 773 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.