ZIP 96781 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 36 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hawaii County, HI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
36 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96781 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 10 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 8.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96781 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 69.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96781 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96781.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papaikou | 36 |
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 — 36 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.