ZIP 48204 recorded 247 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,310 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,310 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 127 | |
| 2022 | 312 | |
| 2023 | 342 | |
| 2024 | 282 | |
| 2025 | 247 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48204 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 272 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 270 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 147 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 138 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 96 | 7.3% |
For the 46 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48204 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 260 | 39.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 40 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 37 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 25 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 19 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Vacant structural area | 19 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 191 | 29.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 475 | 72.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 33 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 26 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 14 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 12 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 8 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48204 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 69% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48204.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 1,310 |
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 — 1,310 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.