ZIP 19968 recorded 126 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 466 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sussex County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
466 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 78 | |
| 2024 | 152 | |
| 2025 | 126 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19968 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 101 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 57 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 44 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 4.1% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19968 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 64.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 3.6% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19968.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milton | 398 | |
| 2 | Lewes | 4 | |
| 3 | Georgetown | 2 | |
| 4 | Milford | 2 |
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 — 466 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.