Monterey County officials and Vistra Energy executives give press conference as the largest battery fire ever continues to smolder in Moss Landing.

County Supervisor Glenn Church, North County Fire Chief Joel Mendoza, the Monterey County Health Department, and Environmental Health for Monterey County all took to the mic. “We need to be ...

Chief Joel Mendoza of the North County Fire Protection District said at a Friday morning press conference that the fire, which forced evacuations around the facility, had died down significantly ...

according to North County Fire Protection District Fire Chief Joel Mendoza. “It appeared last night and early this morning that plume was reaching elevations where it might not endanger the ...

A California Highway Patrol official said the incident commander — North Monterey County Fire Chief Joel Mendoza — would make the call on when it was safe to reopen. Mendoza said about 80 ...

The fire is nowhere near the Los Angeles-area wildfires. Fire Chief Joel Mendoza of the North County Fire District said at this point, most of the fire had gone out. He was speaking at a press ...

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North County Fire Protection District Chief Joel Mendoza said at the press conference that every battery rack inside the facility has a "fire suppression system," but it wasn't enough.