LAKEPORT, Calif. – County and state officials shared the latest developments on the Valley fire response and recovery efforts at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon.

The briefing was held at Library Park in Lakeport.

Speakers included District 5 Supervisor Rob Brown; Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mike Smith of Incident Management Team 3; Sheriff Brian Martin; Lake County Health Officer Karen Tait; Coastal Deputy Regional Administrator Ryan Arba, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; and county public information officer, Jill Ruzicka.

An American Sign Language interpreter also has been added to the briefings in order to facilitate sharing the updates with the hearing impaired.

Video of the full press conference is featured above.