ZIP 96783 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 44 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hawaii County, HI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
44 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Dec peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96783 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 9 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 9.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96783 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96783 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $646,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $300 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96783.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pepeekeo | 44 |
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 — 44 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.