ZIP 48235 recorded 262 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,567 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,567 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 189 | |
| 2022 | 407 | |
| 2023 | 410 | |
| 2024 | 299 | |
| 2025 | 262 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48235 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 262 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 233 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 185 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 169 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 124 | 7.9% |
For the 53 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48235 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 209 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 58 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 42 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 40 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 33 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 23 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 20 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 18 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 145 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 426 | 72.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 23 | 3.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 17 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 13 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 13 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 49 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48235 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 125% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48235.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 1,565 | |
| 2 | Harper Woods | 1 | |
| 3 | Southfield | 1 |
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 — 1,567 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.