ZIP 48224 recorded 265 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,412 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,412 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 135 | |
| 2022 | 392 | |
| 2023 | 346 | |
| 2024 | 274 | |
| 2025 | 265 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48224 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 356 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 148 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 147 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 145 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 128 | 9.1% |
For the 73 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48224 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 264 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 56 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 47 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 38 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 28 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 27 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 25 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 167 | 24.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 522 | 77.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 24 | 3.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 18 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 13 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 11 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 6.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48224 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 83% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48224.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 1,409 | |
| 2 | Harper Woods | 3 |
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 — 1,412 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.