ZIP 48239 recorded 224 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,362 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,362 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 287 | |
| 2022 | 288 | |
| 2023 | 348 | |
| 2024 | 215 | |
| 2025 | 224 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48239 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 406 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 204 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 116 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 112 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 76 | 5.6% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48239 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 65 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 62 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 53 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 47 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 21 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 13 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 129 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 217 | 51.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 27 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 23 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 21 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 16 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 53 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48239 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 162% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $293,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $195,602 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $187,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48239.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 163 |
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 — 1,362 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.