ZIP 78236 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 21 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
21 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78236 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 2 | 9.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78236 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78236 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 1423% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $4,158 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Grass fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78236.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 15 | |
| 2 | Lackland AFB | 4 |
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 — 21 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.