ZIP 78132 recorded 250 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 915 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
915 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 146 | |
| 2022 | 170 | |
| 2023 | 168 | |
| 2024 | 181 | |
| 2025 | 250 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78132 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 125 | 13.7% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 117 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 102 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 82 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 82 | 9.0% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78132 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 21.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 116 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 13.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78132 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 307% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Outside storage fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $781,640 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Construction or demolition landfill fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $298,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $202,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78132.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Braunfels | 517 | |
| 2 | Schertz | 119 | |
| 3 | Canyon Lake | 48 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comal County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48091 |
| Guadalupe County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48187 |
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 — 915 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.