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 ...

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 ...

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.

Fire Chief Joel Mendoza of the North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County said. Vistra is based in Texas. “There’s very little, if any, of a plume emitting from that building ...

But by Friday morning, the flames and smoke had significantly diminished in size, Fire Chief Joel Mendoza of the North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County said. "There's very little ...

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 ...