ZIP 78070 recorded 191 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,058 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Comal County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,058 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 191 | |
| 2022 | 217 | |
| 2023 | 253 | |
| 2024 | 206 | |
| 2025 | 191 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78070 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 229 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 173 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 109 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 76 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 59 | 5.6% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78070 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 130 | 43.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 37 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 27 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 18.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 208 | 69.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Match | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78070 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 210% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $629,394 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $520,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $177,090 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $145,160 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $117,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78070.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulverde | 27 | |
| 2 | Canyon Lake | 3 | |
| 3 | Blanco | 2 | |
| 4 | Boerne | 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 — 1,058 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.