ZIP 96704 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 210 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hawaii County, HI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
210 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96704 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 35 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 33 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 28 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 22 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 19 | 9.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96704 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 13.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 73.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 1.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96704 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 338% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $158,400 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $67,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $56,250 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $43,750 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $37,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96704.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captain Cook | 171 | |
| 2 | Kealakekua | 1 |
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 — 210 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.