Another scandal for L.A. Fire Department
A city-commissioned report found an L.A. Fire Department senior official was likely intoxicated while in charge of a devastating fire. Here's what happened next.
Headlines From The Times · Paul Pringle, Patrick Butler, Jazmín Aguilera, Ashlea Brown, Mario Diaz, Shani O. Hilton, Kasia Broussalian, Gustavo Arellano, Denise Guerra, Angel Carreras, Kinsee Morlan, Shannon Lin
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Show Notes
Last May, the Palisades fire ripped through the Santa Monica Mountains. About 1,000 people were put under mandatory evacuation orders, and about 500 homes were threatened by the flames. As that emergency was unfolding, the guy in charge of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s operations center overseeing the fire was allegedly intoxicated. That’s according to an investigation commissioned by city officials.
Today, we talk about what came next.
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