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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 48184

ZIP 48184 recorded 171 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,116 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 48184 FIPS 26163 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
171
1,116 across 5 years
Building fires
18
6 wildland
Wildfire risk
54
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Wayne County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 48184

1,116 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 222
2022 206
2023 317
2024 200
2025 171
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 48184?

Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 89
Feb 142
Mar 91
Apr 78
May 70
Jun 106
Jul 110
Aug 160
Sep 82
Oct 63
Nov 65
Dec 60
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 48184?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48184 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Power line down 350 31.4%
2 Building fires 109 9.8%
3 Carbon monoxide incident 105 9.4%
4 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 88 7.9%
5 Unauthorized burning 86 7.7%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 48184?

For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
51%
57
Cause undetermined
7%
8
Intentional / arson
7%
8
Equipment / heat source failure
7%
8
Under investigation
14%
16
Act of nature (lightning)
14%
2
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48184 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 26 23.4%
2 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 8 7.2%
3 Cooking area, kitchen 8 7.2%
4 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 8 7.2%
5 Vehicle area, other 7 6.3%
6 Undetermined 7 6.3%
7 Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola 6 5.4%
8 Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. 6 5.4%
9 All other areas 35 31.5%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 31 27.9%
2 Arcing 22 19.8%
3 Heat from powered equipment, other 11 9.9%
4 Heat source: other 9 8.1%
5 Heat from direct flame, convection currents 7 6.3%
6 Hot or smoldering object, other 5 4.5%
7 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 4 3.6%
8 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 4 3.6%
9 All other sources 18 16.2%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $3.4M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48184 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 506% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $900,000 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2024 Major
2 $900,000 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2024 Major
3 $900,000 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2024 Major
4 $250,000 Fire, other 2025 Major
5 $150,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
6 $140,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
7 $100,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
8 $100,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 48184

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48184.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Wayne 1,094
2 Romulus 15
3 Westland 4
4 Inkster 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 48184

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,116 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.