ZIP 48217 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 333 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
333 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 81 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 61 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48217 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 73 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 48 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 30 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 28 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 7.8% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48217 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48217 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 216% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48217.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 327 | |
| 2 | Melvindale | 6 |
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 — 333 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.