WEBINARS
Insights from the Otay Mesa Energy Storage Fire
Dates: August 22nd, 2024, 11am EST
Energy storage facilities are crucial to the future of clean energy transition, but present a challenge when it comes to safely storing large quantities of batteries. Join Robert Rezende, Battalion Chief at San Diego Fire-Rescue, on Thursday August 22nd as he shares insights from fighting the Gateway Energy Storage facility fire in Otay Mesa that started on May 15th and took nearly two weeks to fully extinguish. Robert will detail how first responders tackled this event at the 250-megawatt capacity facility that demonstrated the challenges of fully extinguishing lithium battery fires in a large industrial setting.
