ZIP 78216 recorded 239 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,317 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,317 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 339 | |
| 2022 | 172 | |
| 2023 | 297 | |
| 2024 | 270 | |
| 2025 | 239 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78216 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 237 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 119 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 85 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 83 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 78 | 5.9% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78216 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 91 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 32 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 95 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 117 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 44 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 38 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78216 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 793% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $619,184 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $517,569 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $474,455 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $461,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $346,898 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $303,478 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $193,424 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78216.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 1,317 |
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 — 1,317 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.