ZIP 48209 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,080 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,080 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | |
| 2022 | 307 | |
| 2023 | 313 | |
| 2024 | 197 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 233 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 211 | 19.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 146 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 129 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 67 | 6.2% |
For the 39 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 242 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Vacant structural area | 51 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 36 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 20 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 13 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 135 | 23.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 420 | 74.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 33 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 21 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 16 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Incendiary device | 8 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 7 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 6.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48209 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 380% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48209.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 1,080 |
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 — 1,080 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.