ZIP 78163 recorded 137 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 706 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Comal County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
706 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 123 | |
| 2022 | 133 | |
| 2023 | 190 | |
| 2024 | 123 | |
| 2025 | 137 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78163 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 100 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 93 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 80 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 58 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 57 | 8.1% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78163 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 22 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 19 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 111 | 53.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 21 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Match | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78163 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2163% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78163.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulverde | 642 | |
| 2 | Canyon Lake | 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 — 706 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.