ZIP 48236 recorded 131 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 953 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
953 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 196 | |
| 2022 | 182 | |
| 2023 | 280 | |
| 2024 | 164 | |
| 2025 | 131 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48236 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 296 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 87 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 80 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 75 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 73 | 7.7% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48236 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 23 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 16 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 19.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48236 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1862% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,700,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48236.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grosse Pointe Farms | 417 | |
| 2 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 349 | |
| 3 | Detroit | 88 | |
| 4 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores | 61 | |
| 5 | Harper Woods | 5 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macomb County | MI | 0.50 | FIPS 26099 |
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 — 953 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.