ZIP 78223 recorded 396 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,930 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,930 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 387 | |
| 2022 | 325 | |
| 2023 | 412 | |
| 2024 | 410 | |
| 2025 | 396 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78223 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 416 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 162 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 135 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 132 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 132 | 6.8% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78223 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 97 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 66 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 31 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 25 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 138 | 32.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 147 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 61 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 58 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 32 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 62 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78223 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 346% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $495,629 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $495,049 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $425,579 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $229,105 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $166,558 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $123,451 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $112,256 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78223.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 1,635 | |
| 2 | Elmendorf | 6 | |
| 3 | China Grove | 2 | |
| 4 | Floresville | 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 — 1,930 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.