ZIP 19963 recorded 205 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 855 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sussex County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
855 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 | |
| 2022 | 167 | |
| 2023 | 155 | |
| 2024 | 206 | |
| 2025 | 205 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19963 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 166 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 117 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 49 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 46 | 5.4% |
For the 55 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19963 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 122 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 15 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 16.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 174 | 77.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19963 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 223% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19963.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | DE | 0.50 | FIPS 10001 |
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 — 855 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.