ZIP 96772 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 208 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hawaii County, HI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
208 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96772 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 73 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 19 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 17 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 14 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 14 | 6.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96772 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 23.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 10.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 67.3% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 7.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96772 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3778% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96772.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naalehu | 208 |
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 — 208 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.