ZIP 78244 recorded 123 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 608 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
608 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 108 | |
| 2022 | 137 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 115 | |
| 2025 | 123 |
Sep peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78244 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 116 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 47 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 45 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 42 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 41 | 6.7% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78244 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 35.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78244 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 593% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,365,980 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $203,121 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $139,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78244.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 215 | |
| 2 | Kirby | 2 |
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 — 608 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.