ZIP 78230 recorded 148 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 743 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
743 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 199 | |
| 2022 | 89 | |
| 2023 | 174 | |
| 2024 | 133 | |
| 2025 | 148 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78230 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 129 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 71 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 52 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 49 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 48 | 6.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78230 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 46 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 38.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 22 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 16 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78230 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2181% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,935,503 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $1,271,064 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $669,691 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $526,320 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $185,421 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $173,685 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $142,461 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78230.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 727 | |
| 2 | Shavano Park | 16 |
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 — 743 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.