ZIP 48208 recorded 91 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 480 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
480 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 133 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 98 | |
| 2025 | 91 |
Sep peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48208 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 87 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 73 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 62 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 53 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 49 | 10.2% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48208 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 101 | 44.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 70 | 31.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 161 | 71.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48208 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 150% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48208.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 479 |
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 — 480 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.