ZIP 48072 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 576 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Oakland County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
576 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 159 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 185 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48072 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 350 | 60.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 79 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 32 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 19 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 16 | 2.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48072 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 21.0% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 28.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48072 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $750 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48072.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkley | 569 | |
| 2 | Royal Oak | 6 | |
| 3 | Madison Heights | 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 — 576 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.