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LAFD Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section Arrests Suspected Serial Arsonist in Joint Investigation with LAPD and ATF (Los Angeles Fire Department)

Public Technologies 19 Mar 2026
). March 18, 2026. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. LAFD Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section Arrests Suspected Serial Arsonist in Joint Investigation with LAPD and ATF ... disciplined, coordinated work across the LAFD, LAPD and ATF," said Stephanie Bishop, LAFD.
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Four of the five civilians who oversee the LAFD step down

The Los Angeles Times 18 Mar 2026
Addressing the LAFD's failure to fully extinguish the Lachman fire, which later reignited into the Palisades fire, Chief Jaime Moore conceded at a January board meeting that mop-up procedures needed to be strengthened.
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LAFD testimony details missed opportunities to fully put out the Lachman fire

The Lawton Constitution 11 Mar 2026
LOS ANGELES — Jacob Ulibarri spent about six hours on New Year's Day last year squashing hot spots where the Lachman fire had burned ... .
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LAFD expands drone program. Here's how they're being used for various emergencies

ABC7 06 Mar 2026
The Los Angeles Fire Department is expanding its drone program. Here's how they're being used. .
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Who made the call to leave the Lachman fire? In sworn testimony, LAFD officials pass ...

The Los Angeles Times 01 Mar 2026
The testimony raises questions about why LAFD officials did not address concerns expressed to them about weather conditions and potentially dangerous hot spots that could flare up into another fire.
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LAFD firefighter testifies he warned that Lachman fire was not fully out when crews were ...

San Gabriel Valley Tribune 27 Feb 2026
Pike said he was working an overtime shift on Jan ... “That’s a lot to me,” Pike said ... On Jan ... After the start of the Palisades fire, LAFD officials initially said that the flames from the Lachman fire were completely out ... 1, 2025 ... 2 ... .
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LA City Council approves $473K salary for LAFD Chief Jamie Moore

Daily Breeze 25 Feb 2026
In January, Moore acknowledged the fire after-action report was edited to reduce criticism of LAFD’s leadership ... Bass and the LAFD have been further criticized for allegedly altering the ...
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85-year-old man killed in Beverly Grove house fire, LAFD says

ABC7 24 Feb 2026
A man in his 80s was killed in a fire at a one-story, single-family home in Beverly Grove. .
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LAFD chief will make $473,600 a year to run an embattled department

The Los Angeles Times 24 Feb 2026
The LAFD did not immediately comment on Moore's salary, which was recommended by the mayor and the City Council's Executive Employee Relations Committee before going to the full council on Tuesday.
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