ZIP 78133 recorded 362 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,579 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Comal County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,579 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 297 | |
| 2022 | 298 | |
| 2023 | 346 | |
| 2024 | 276 | |
| 2025 | 362 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78133 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 624 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 285 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 112 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 94 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 64 | 4.1% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78133 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 21 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 29.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 113 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 24 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 56 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78133 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 309% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $767,962 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $643,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $431,680 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $403,100 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $315,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78133.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canyon Lake | 1,443 | |
| 2 | New Braunfels | 17 | |
| 3 | Bulverde | 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 — 1,579 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.