ZIP 48124 recorded 211 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,618 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,618 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 354 | |
| 2022 | 290 | |
| 2023 | 483 | |
| 2024 | 280 | |
| 2025 | 211 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48124 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 701 | 43.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 114 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 111 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 85 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 75 | 4.6% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48124 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 57 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 52 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 40 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 18 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 12 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 83 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 174 | 50.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 28 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 14 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48124 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 199% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $320,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $253,008 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $238,083 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $155,610 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Structure fire, other (conversion only) | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Structure fire, other (conversion only) | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $149,385 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48124.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dearborn | 1,617 | |
| 2 | Melvindale | 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 — 1,618 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.