ZIP 78259 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 202 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
202 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78259 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 26 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 19 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 14 | 6.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78259 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 36.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78259 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 201% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $541,282 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,950 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $141,069 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $112,965 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78259.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 154 |
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 — 202 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.