In 2025, fire departments serving Hawaii County responded to 1,122 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $800K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Oct dips.
6,558 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,424 | |
| 2022 | 1,381 | |
| 2023 | 1,446 | |
| 2024 | 1,185 | |
| 2025 | 1,122 |
For the 59 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Hawaii County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 63% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | KAMUELA | Fires in structures other than in a building | Major |
| 2 | $498,500 | HILO | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | PAHALA | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $280,000 | PAHOA | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $262,500 | KEAAU | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $262,500 | PAHOA | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $224,100 | MOUNTAIN VIEW | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $205,600 | MOUNTAIN VIEW | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $200,000 | MOUNTAIN VIEW | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $180,000 | CAPTAIN COOK | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 15001.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Hilo | 47,627 | View › |
| Hawaiian Paradise Park | 13,041 | View › |
| Waimea | 10,458 | View › |
| Waikoloa Village | 7,418 | View › |
| Kahaluu-Keauhou | 7,001 | View › |
| Captain Cook | 4,135 | View › |
| Hawaiian Beaches | 3,879 | View › |
| Ainaloa | 3,832 | View › |
| Mountain View | 3,627 | View › |
| Hawaiian Ocean View | 3,587 | View › |
| Hawaiian Acres | 3,484 | View › |
| Holualoa | 3,083 | View › |
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.