Monterey Fire Department quadruples wildfire safety inspections across peninsula - Local News Matters

Defensible space inspections surge in 2025 in Carmel, Pacific Grove and Monterey.

Katie Rodriguez here, reading the news about an unusual amount of rain for October spreading across parts of the state, specifically Southern California, but also San Jose, which saw its second wettest October day on record yesterday.

Monterey Fire Department quadruples wildfire safety inspections across peninsula - Local News Matters

The Monterey Fire Department nearly quadrupled the number of defensible space inspections this year as part of its ongoing effort to strengthen wildfire resilience across the Monterey Peninsula, fire officials announced.  Between 2024 and 2025, the number of inspections rose from 875 to 3,459, a nearly 300% increase, according to the department.  Over the past two years, fire crews have conducted 4,334 inspections across Monterey, Pacific Grove,…