ZIP 78213 recorded 163 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 863 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
863 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 181 | |
| 2022 | 147 | |
| 2023 | 207 | |
| 2024 | 165 | |
| 2025 | 163 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78213 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 232 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 78 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 55 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 51 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 47 | 5.4% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78213 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 36.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 39.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78213 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 996% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,480,515 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $450,226 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $160,408 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $127,814 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $82,332 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,443 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78213.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 808 | |
| 2 | Castle Hills | 53 |
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 — 863 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.