Last year, CBS LA obtained public records showing that more than 100 Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) trucks, engines, and ambulances were out of service and in need of repair. The number has increased since the Palisades Fire.

When the Lachman Fire was considered extinguished near the Skull Rock area along the Temescal Ridge Trail in the Pacific Palisades on Jan. 1, 2025, California State Parks employees saw the fire site was still smoldering but did not report to fire authorities, according to deposition video exclusively obtained by NBC Los Angeles.

The admission comes more than two weeks after The Times found that the city’s report had been changed numerous times to soften language and burnish the image of the Fire Department in the aftermath of the devastating fire.

LAFD Chief Jaime Moore touched on the controversy over modifications to an after-action report on the department's response to the Palisades Fire.

Moore was clear not to place blame on firefighters on the line, but rather challenged "leadership decisions, legacy systems and long-standing structural constraints that must evolve to meet today's risk environment.

The Fire Commission president's account raises questions about Mayor Karen Bass' role in revisions to the Palisades fire after-action report.