Delaware
Higher score = lower civilian fire-death rate.
- Fire-death rate (5-year)
- 1.25
- per 100,000 residents / yr
- Civilian fire deaths
- 66
- 2021-2025 total
- Population
- 1,051,917
- U.S. Census (2024)
- Public sources
- 2
- 3 metrics used · 4 unavailable
Every value is drawn from an authoritative public source. The Overall score normalizes the one fire metric that is genuinely comparable across all counties — the civilian fire-death rate (Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal counts, per Census population). Where counties publish incident/response figures, we show them as sourced context; where no public source exists, we say so. Data Confidence reflects how much verifiable public evidence backs each county.
Delaware counties by Overall Fireground Index
Ranked by the normalized civilian fire-death rate — the one comparable metric. Confidence flags where small counts or sparse reporting make a county's profile less certain. Select a county for its full evidence profile.
| Rank | County | Index | Fire-death rate | Deaths (5yr) | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent County192,690 pop. | 75 | 1.14 | 11 | moderate |
| 2 | Sussex County271,134 pop. | 43 | 1.25 | 17 | moderate |
| 3 | New Castle County588,093 pop. | 32 | 1.29 | 38 | moderate |
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