ZIP 48234 recorded 284 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,512 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,512 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 162 | |
| 2022 | 399 | |
| 2023 | 363 | |
| 2024 | 304 | |
| 2025 | 284 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48234 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 360 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 223 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 179 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 151 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 138 | 9.1% |
For the 81 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48234 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 236 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 47 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 32 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 31 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 25 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 24 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 15 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 180 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 446 | 71.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 27 | 4.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 25 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 20 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 18 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 9 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48234 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48234.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 1,509 |
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 — 1,512 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.