Residents press county on evacuation, language access and proprietary modeling after Moss Landing fire
During a Monterey County public kickoff, residents described delayed evacuation orders, sheltering problems and model transparency gaps from the January Moss Landing incident, and urged county requirements for exercised emergency plans, reproducible plume modeling and equipment inspection. County staff committed to stronger guidance and technical review.
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Residents and county staff used a public kickoff meeting on April 4, 2026, to air continuing concerns about the January battery‑storage incident at Moss Landing, focusing on evacuation timing, language access and the limits of proprietary modeling.
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