ZIP 48242 recorded 226 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,250 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,250 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 206 | |
| 2022 | 261 | |
| 2023 | 283 | |
| 2024 | 274 | |
| 2025 | 226 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48242 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 834 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Oil or other combustible liquid spill | 98 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 83 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 32 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 25 | 2.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48242 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 19 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 15 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cigarette | 31 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 30 | 23.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 15 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48242 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 425% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $4,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48242.
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 — 1,250 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.