ZIP 96778 recorded 175 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,065 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hawaii County, HI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,065 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 270 | |
| 2022 | 214 | |
| 2023 | 191 | |
| 2024 | 215 | |
| 2025 | 175 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96778 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 244 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 164 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 111 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 97 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 77 | 7.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96778 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 334 | 81.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 2.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 7 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 6 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 6.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 371 | 90.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 1.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 1.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | Candle | 3 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96778 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 228% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $262,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96778.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pahoa | 1,044 | |
| 2 | Kurtistown | 12 | |
| 3 | Mountain View | 7 | |
| 4 | Volcano | 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 — 1,065 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.