ZIP 78266 recorded 54 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 247 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bexar County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
247 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 54 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78266 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 35 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 18 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 17 | 6.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78266 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 55.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78266 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78266.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 90 | |
| 2 | Garden Ridge | 82 | |
| 3 | Blanco | 1 | |
| 4 | Bulverde | 1 | |
| 5 | Schertz | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comal County | TX | 1.00 | FIPS 48091 |
| 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 — 247 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.