ZIP 96749 recorded 73 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 460 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hawaii County, HI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
460 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | |
| 2022 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 96 | |
| 2025 | 73 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96749 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 79 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 77 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 49 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 40 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 37 | 8.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96749 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 46.1% | |
| 2 | Other | 13 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 13.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 69.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Candle | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 5.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96749 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 642% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $262,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $249,375 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $149,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $144,375 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $138,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $87,300 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96749.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keaau | 453 | |
| 2 | Kurtistown | 5 | |
| 3 | Mountain View | 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 — 460 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.