ZIP 96727 recorded 62 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 238 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hawaii County, HI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
238 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 62 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96727 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 58 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 31 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 26 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 19 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 17 | 7.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96727 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 28.2% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 9.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 79.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 5.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96727 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 221% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $96,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $36,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96727.
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 — 238 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.