ZIP 48205 recorded 327 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,911 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,911 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 156 | |
| 2022 | 555 | |
| 2023 | 479 | |
| 2024 | 394 | |
| 2025 | 327 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48205 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 561 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 235 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 212 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 187 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 174 | 9.1% |
For the 96 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48205 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 391 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 68 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 50 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 46 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 45 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 45 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 41 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vacant structural area | 35 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 279 | 27.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 783 | 78.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 48 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 30 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 24 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 17 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 16 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 15 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 5.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48205 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 313% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48205.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 1,910 | |
| 2 | Harper Woods | 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 — 1,911 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.