Carmel Highlands is a proactive, progressive Special District providing a maximum level of service and fire protection to our community through a contract with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).  The district provides a high level of fire protection and emergency paramedic medical services to approximately 1,075 people throughout 9 square miles in the coastal…

Residents living in the Carmel Highlands FPD are invited to participate in the 2026 Residential Chipper Program. The Chipper Program is funded by the Carmel Highlands FPD to assist with the disposal of hazardous fuels. Property owners who remove vegetative material from their property to reduce the wildland fire hazard can have the material chipped and disposed of at no cost. The chipped material…