3 vital days, many ignored warnings: How the LAFD failed to prevent the Palisades inferno
- Who made the call to leave the Lachman fire? A firefighter says he warned of hotspots. A capt says he told his chief pulling hoses wasn’t a good idea. That chief says no one raised concerns & decision was made earlier. Prior shift chief says if wasn’t him
- L.A. firefighter testifies that Lachman fire was not fully put out when crews were ordered to leave “It kind of sits heavy with me that nobody listened to me,” he said.
- Confidential LAFD memo: “It’s our goal to prepare and protect Mayor Bass, the City, and the LAFD from reputational harm associated with the upcoming public release of its” Palisades fire after action report
- For weeks, Mayor Karen Bass has denied that she was involved in altering an after-action report on the Palisades fire to downplay failures by the city & LAFD But sources say she was concerned about legal liabilities & directed the changes
