ZIP 78247 recorded 126 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 563 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
563 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 93 | |
| 2023 | 138 | |
| 2024 | 88 | |
| 2025 | 126 |
Oct peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78247 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 61 | 10.8% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 48 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 47 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 6.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78247 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 47 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 24 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 61 | 35.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 32 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78247 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 729% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,269,930 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $793,069 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $366,205 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $252,955 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $234,101 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $196,996 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $189,228 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,447 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78247.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 563 |
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 — 563 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.