The Pebble Beach Fire Department has been serving the residents, businesses of and the visitors to Pebble Beach since 1985 <Confirm> Our mission is <Insert mission statement>. We invite you to learn more about the brave women and men protecting the Del Monte Forest. 

A Histrory of Collaboration

For over 40 years the Pebble Beach Community Services District (PBCSD) has contracted with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to provide emergency medical and fire protection services.

As a Class 1 rated fire department, the Pebble Bach Fire Department (PBFD) operates out of two fire stations located within Pebble Beach. Firefighters are trained and equipped to respond to structural and wildland fires, perform ocean water rescues, and provide advanced life support during emergency medical response.

In addition, PBFD administers an extensive Fire Prevention program focused on community risk reduction by performing defensible space inspections, providing public education, and managing fuel reduction projects within the Del Monte Forest to safeguard the community against the risk of wildfire.

How We Operate

The District contracts with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to provide fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS). Under the contract, CAL FIRE provides personnel and the District provides facilities, vehicles, equipment, and supplies for the services.

There are two fire stations serving the District. The main Pebble Beach Fire Station, located at Forest Lake and Lopez Roads, is fully owned by the District. In addition, the District owns a 25% equity interest in the Carmel Hill Fire Station located near the Highway One Gate in Pebble Beach. The other owners of the station are the neighboring Cypress Fire Protection District (Cypress FPD) with a 25% interest, and CAL FIRE with a 50% interest. A fire engine and a ladder truck provide services from the main Pebble Beach Fire Station. A cost-shared fire engine located at the Carmel Hill Fire Station provides services for the District and the Cypress FPD. Fire engines at each station are staffed with a firefighter/paramedic providing advanced life support medical services.

What Does Our Class I Rating Mean?

In 2018, the District received a Class 1 rating from the Fire Department Insurance Service Office (ISO)  following a comprehensive review. The review evaluated water supply and delivery systems, emergency communications, fire alarm response times, and the number and types of fire apparatus. In addition, it also evauated our department's fire station distribution, number of personnel, our training, equipment maintenance records, the number and distribution of fire hydrants and our maintinance and flow test records. The ISO sets fire department standards that provide benchmarks for operational effectiveness and provides a Public Protection Classification rating for more than 45,000 fire districts nationwide. Less than 1% of the fire departments nationwide are rated as Class 1. The ratings range from the highest rating of 1 through 10.