ZIP 78209 recorded 190 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,046 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,046 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 245 | |
| 2022 | 186 | |
| 2023 | 205 | |
| 2024 | 220 | |
| 2025 | 190 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 262 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 89 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 77 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 75 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 69 | 6.6% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 21 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 44.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 15 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 15 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78209 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1161% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,033,842 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $946,083 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $929,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $906,416 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $609,210 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $491,035 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $315,526 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78209.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 724 | |
| 2 | Alamo Heights | 238 | |
| 3 | Terrell Hills | 79 | |
| 4 | Olmos Park | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medina County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48325 |
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 — 1,046 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.