ZIP 48042 recorded 91 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 532 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Macomb County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
532 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | |
| 2022 | 93 | |
| 2023 | 147 | |
| 2024 | 102 | |
| 2025 | 91 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48042 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 99 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 79 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 50 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 48 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 30 | 5.6% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48042 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 30.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 56.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48042 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 275% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $440,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $205,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48042.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastpointe | 2 | |
| 2 | Fraser | 2 | |
| 3 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 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 — 532 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.