ZIP 96817 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,133 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Honolulu County, HI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,133 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 228 | |
| 2022 | 221 | |
| 2023 | 263 | |
| 2024 | 229 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96817 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 329 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 194 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 104 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 69 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 57 | 5.0% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96817 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 21 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 44.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96817 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 211% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,492,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,683,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $677,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $304,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $240,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $204,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96817.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honolulu | 1,071 |
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 — 1,133 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.