ZIP 96737 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 513 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hawaii County, HI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
513 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | |
| 2022 | 112 | |
| 2023 | 117 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96737 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 93 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 87 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 81 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 58 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 46 | 9.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96737 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 105 | 52.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 16.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 159 | 78.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Match | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96737 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 461% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $525,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $262,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $212,520 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $180,320 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $154,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $95,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96737.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captain Cook | 2 |
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 — 513 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.