3 vital days, many ignored warnings: How the LAFD failed to prevent the Palisades inferno

Communication failures and questionable decisions led crews to leave the area prematurely; embers from the small Jan. 1 fire ...
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LAFD insider named chief amid lingering questions about Palisades fire

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jaime Moore acknowledges applause after being confirmed Friday as the new LAFD chief by the L.A. City Council. (Genaro Molina / ...
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New LAFD chief won't look into who watered down Palisades fire report

Deputy Chief Jaime Moore fields questions from city council members before being confirmed as the new LAFD chief after a unanimous vote by the L.A. City Council on Nov. 14. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles ...
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LAFD Union Warns of Severe Understaffing, Pushes Sales Tax Hike for Fire Funding

One year after the Los Angeles Fire Department was beaten back from containing a wind-fueled wildfire that wiped out a massive swath of Pacific Palisades, the union representing firefighters who were ...
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A new view of two critical days that set the stage for the devastating Palisades fire

An hour after midnight Jan. 1, as a small brush fire blazed across Topanga State Park, a California State Parks employee texted the Los Angeles Fire Department’s heavy equipment supervisor to find out ...
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Author of LAFD Palisades fire report declined to endorse final version, called it ‘highly unprofessional’

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. LAFD Battalion Chief Kenneth Cook, who wrote the after-action report on the ...
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A new view of two critical days that set the stage for the devastating Palisades fire

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Community United Methodist Church burns on Jan. 8, 2025, in Pacific Palisades. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) An hour ...