The Los Angeles Fire Department released its after-action report, detailing the challenges its personnel faced in the first 36 hours of the Palisades Fire, which included staffing shortages, ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department has released its long-awaited analysis report regarding the deadly Palisades Fire, which highlights the unprecedented challenges, successes and possible failures in the ...

A veteran fire official has been tapped as the new chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, LA Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday. Jaime E. Moore, whose recent assignment was leading the LAFD Valley ...

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The Palisades Fire that killed 12 people and leveled much of the community was the result of a “perfect storm” of leadership and communication challenges, exacerbated by “dry vegetation, unrelenting ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The devastating Palisades fire stemmed from a New Year’s Day fire that resurfaced on Jan. 7. The revelations — ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Los Angeles firefighters didn’t use thermal imaging to confirm that a Jan. 1 fire was extinguished. The fire ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department needs to overhaul its staffing policies, improve communication systems and enhance wildfire training following the devastating Palisades Fire that killed 12 people and ...

An after-action report on the Palisades Fire was released Wednesday by the Los Angeles Fire Department nine months after the start of the ninth-deadliest wildfire on record in California. The report ...

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