ZIP 48237 recorded 129 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 766 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Oakland County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
766 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 196 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 153 | |
| 2024 | 161 | |
| 2025 | 129 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48237 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 271 | 35.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 109 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 96 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 66 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 49 | 6.4% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48237 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 102 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 46 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 33 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 17 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 82 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 100 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 52 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 45 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 35 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 63 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48237 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3350% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48237.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oak Park | 765 |
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 — 766 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.