US EditionLAFD Chief Moore touts use of drone technology ahead of anniversary of Lachman and Palisades fires
Chief Moore admitted multiple edits softened criticism of LAFD leadership in the Palisades Fire report and confirmed 74% of recommended reforms are now implemented.
- On Tuesday at a Los Angeles Fire Commission meeting, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Jaime Moore acknowledged multiple report drafts were edited to soften criticism before his appointment and vowed it will not recur.
- After The Times obtained seven drafts, Battalion Chief Kenneth Cook declined to endorse the public version on Oct. 8, and Ronnie Villanueva circulated a working draft to Mayor Karen Bass's office, which sought "refinements," Genethia Hudley Hayes said.
- Moore ordered changes including drone technology, thermal imaging and revised incident weather decision-making matrices, and as of Tuesday, about 74% of after-action report recommendations have been implemented.
- Following former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley's Feb. 21 firing, Moore said the Palisades Fire exposed staffing and resource placement challenges, not failures by firefighters, during the Jan. 7 fire event.
- The union says the department has 3,400 firefighters but needs about 7,000, and it is pursuing a ballot measure for funding while Chief Jaime Moore ordered an independent investigation including the Fire Safety Research Institute.
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The spokesman-ReviewPalisades fire report was sent to LA mayor’s office for ‘refinements,’ Fire Commission president says
LOS ANGELES — Months after the devastating Palisades fire, the head of the Los Angeles Fire Commission inquired about the Fire Department’s long-awaited after-action report.
Palisades Fire Report Sent to Mayor Bass’ Office For ‘Refinements’
YouTube@NYPost Officials now confirm the Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report on the Palisades Fire was edited. On Tuesday, LAFD Chief Jaime Moore said earlier versions of the report were edited to reduce criticism of department leadership’s handing of the fire. Moore was not chief at the time. A few months after the fire, the head of the L.A. Fire Commission asked then-interim LAFD chief Ronnie Villanueva about the report. He s…
Los Angeles Fire Department admits initial Palisades Fire report edited to protect leadership
LAFD Chief Jaime Moore reportedly admitted that before his appointment, an after-action review of the Palisades Fire was edited multiple times to protect department leadership.
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Westside CurrentFire Chief Moore Shares Department’s Improvements Over Past Year
Los Angeles Fire Chief Jaime Moore was not yet leading the LAFD a year ago when the deadly Palisades Fire broke out — but this week he found himself defending the department, while at the same time acknowledging its past mistakes and stressing he is committed to improvements to avoid future such disasters. Moore — named in October by Mayor Karen Bass to lead the department after former Chief Kristin Crowley was fired in the Palisades Fire afterm…
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