ZIP 48203 recorded 212 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,908 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,908 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 305 | |
| 2022 | 492 | |
| 2023 | 479 | |
| 2024 | 420 | |
| 2025 | 212 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 562 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 219 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 199 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 176 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 174 | 9.1% |
For the 75 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 289 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 62 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 50 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 46 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 35 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 29 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 29 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Vacant structural area | 28 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 266 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 596 | 71.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 60 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 39 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 28 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 25 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 20 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 9 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 168% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 1,059 | |
| 2 | Highland Park | 845 | |
| 3 | Hamtramck | 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 — 1,908 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.