‘It’s a Blanket of Silence’: Fire Victims’ Attorneys Accuse City of Blocking Palisades Fire Transparency

‘It’s a blanket of silence’: Fire victims’ attorneys accuse city of blocking Palisades fire transparency

LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for the city of Los Angeles moved this week to block the release of long-awaited depositions of firefighters that could provide a deeper understanding of their decisions and actions in the days leading up to the…

The Palisades Fire Cover Up Continues

The LA Fire Department's report on the Palisades fire was edited to protect leadership, raising accountability concerns.

LA fire chief brushes off calls to investigate edited Palisades fire report

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Jaime Moore declined on Monday to press for an investigation into findings that city leaders sought to paint their response to the deadly Pacific Palisades fires in a more favorable light.  “My efforts need to be pointed toward fixing things, not looking back and trying to point blame at anybody,” Moore said during an interview with the Los Angeles Times. “I need to fix where we’re going so it never happens agai…

Digging out in the Palisades Fire burn zone

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New LAFD chief won't look into who watered down Palisades fire report

Jaime Moore said he is taking a forward-looking approach and is not seeking to assign blame for changes to the Oct. 8 report that downplayed the city's failures in preparing for and responding to the disaster.

LA Fire Chief explains edits to Palisades fire after-action report

Los Angeles Fire Chief Jaime Moore said Monday that language in the Palisades fire after-action report was intentionally softened for public release, as internal evaluations were made available to the public for the first time. In a one-on-one interview held days after the city marked the one-year anniversary of the deadly blaze, Moore said that since becoming fire chief in November, he reviewed multiple drafts of the report, and questioned why …