Riverside homeowners living in areas the state says are prone to wildfires will be receiving a letter in the next few months about upcoming property inspections.
The Riverside Fire Department (RPD) said at Tuesday’s council meeting that the Defensible Space Inspection Program was specifically for homes in high-risk fire hazard zones.
“The primary goal of our inspection program is to educate our property owners of their responsibility to maintain their properties in a fire-safe condition,” RPD Deputy Chief Brian Guzzetta said at the February 24 meeting. “Inspectors will be focusing on several key elements, including the creation and maintenance of defensible space.”…