ZIP 78215 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 341 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
341 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 44 | |
| 2023 | 115 | |
| 2024 | 83 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78215 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 76 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 48 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 41 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 22 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 5.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78215 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 8 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 26.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78215 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 353% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $312,773 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,792 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $149,530 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $137,529 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $122,980 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $94,211 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78215.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 341 |
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 — 341 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.