ZIP 78224 recorded 171 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 755 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
755 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 158 | |
| 2022 | 111 | |
| 2023 | 179 | |
| 2024 | 136 | |
| 2025 | 171 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78224 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 132 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 74 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 67 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 62 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 7.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78224 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 45 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 32.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 83 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 19 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78224 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 392% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $181,229 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $106,712 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $95,795 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $73,363 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $69,694 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $63,898 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78224.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 754 |
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 — 755 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.