ZIP 19977 recorded 253 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,090 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, DE. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,090 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 176 | |
| 2022 | 179 | |
| 2023 | 222 | |
| 2024 | 260 | |
| 2025 | 253 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19977 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 258 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 209 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 53 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 47 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 45 | 4.1% |
For the 54 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19977 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 119 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 72 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 238 | 77.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 5.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19977 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1531% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19977.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smyrna | 1,016 | |
| 2 | Clayton | 66 | |
| 3 | New Castle | 4 | |
| 4 | Dover | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle County | DE | 0.50 | FIPS 10003 |
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 — 1,090 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.