ZIP 78221 recorded 446 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,885 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,885 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 334 | |
| 2022 | 288 | |
| 2023 | 421 | |
| 2024 | 396 | |
| 2025 | 446 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78221 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 512 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 223 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 143 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 118 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 118 | 6.3% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78221 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 31 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 126 | 35.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 161 | 45.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 41 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 38 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 36 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78221 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 109% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $255,027 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $188,229 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $170,227 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $126,138 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $102,295 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78221.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 1,518 |
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 — 1,885 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.