ZIP 78229 recorded 207 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,002 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,002 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 245 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 193 | |
| 2024 | 230 | |
| 2025 | 207 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78229 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 206 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 86 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 68 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 66 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 64 | 6.4% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78229 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 60 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 14 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 13 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 85 | 36.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 49 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 30 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78229 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 210% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,798,513 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,493,826 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $643,804 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $508,868 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $247,785 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $199,176 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $197,323 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $122,811 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78229.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 1,002 |
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 — 1,002 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.