ZIP 96797 recorded 296 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,266 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Honolulu County, HI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,266 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 227 | |
| 2022 | 194 | |
| 2023 | 263 | |
| 2024 | 286 | |
| 2025 | 296 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96797 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 353 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 208 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 206 | 16.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 88 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 60 | 4.7% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96797 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 43 | 23.9% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 26.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 119 | 66.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 7.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96797 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 262% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $930,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $615,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $544,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $514,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $381,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $366,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $348,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $334,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96797.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waipahu | 1,071 | |
| 2 | Waipio | 123 | |
| 3 | Pearl City | 11 | |
| 4 | Honolulu | 5 |
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 — 1,266 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.