ZIP 19975 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 451 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sussex County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
451 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | |
| 2022 | 94 | |
| 2023 | 89 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19975 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 84 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 82 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 58 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 28 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 24 | 5.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19975 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 56.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19975 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1809% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19975.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selbyville | 427 | |
| 2 | Delmar | 1 | |
| 3 | Frankford | 1 | |
| 4 | Millsboro | 1 | |
| 5 | Seaford | 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 — 451 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.