ZIP 48138 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 285 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
285 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48138 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 77 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 38 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 29 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 23 | 8.1% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48138 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 10.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48138 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 828% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48138.
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 — 285 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.