ZIP 48122 recorded 54 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 463 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
463 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 84 | |
| 2023 | 153 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 54 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48122 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 175 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 31 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 30 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 26 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 26 | 5.6% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48122 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 15 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 26.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 18.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48122 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4724% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $500,000 | Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $106,360 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $63,000 | Structure fire, other (conversion only) | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48122.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melvindale | 459 | |
| 2 | Dearborn | 2 | |
| 3 | Detroit | 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 — 463 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.