Crews were keeping close watch and fielding calls from more than two dozen communities outside San Antonio.
SAN ANTONIO — While crews remained on alert all Thursday night into the early-morning hours Friday, Bexar County officials said the number of fireworks-related fires they responded to in unincorporated areas and suburban communities this July Fourth dropped to 35 from last year’s tally of 49.
That amounts to a 29% decrease. The trend continues for structures fires believed to have been caused by fireworks, of which there were two this year after the county fire marshal’s office responded to six in 2023.
More than 1,700 calls were received by the county during July Fourth festivities, 897 of which were 911 reports. The 35 fires that county crews responded to broke down as:
- 19 grass/brush fires
- 10 trash fires
- Two structure fires
- One fire categorized as (other)
- Three fires causing “traumatic” injuries, including a child who suffered facial injuries and had to be hospitalized
The two structure fires combined to cause an estimated $207,000 in damages, according to officials.
Additionally, the Bexar County Fire Marshal’s Office issued one citation to a person illegally selling fireworks and recovered $10,000 worth of fireworks products that were being sold illegally.
The San Antonio Fire Department hasn’t provided its own report for July Fourth-related calls this year.
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