Alene Tchekmedyian

Moore’s statements represented a dramatic shift from his comments last week, when he said the media reports had generated an 'understandable mistrust' of the Fire Department.

New chief Jaime Moore said bringing in an outside group to investigate the department's handling of the Jan. 1 Lachman fire, which later reignited into the Palisades fire, will be one of his first moves.

A federal subpoena seeks firefighter texts and other communications about smoke or hot spots in the area of the Jan. 1 Lachman fire, which preceded the Palisades fire.

Bass has directed L.A. Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva to "thoroughly investigate" LAFD missteps in putting out a brush fire that later reignited as the Palisades fire.

Texts between three firefighters and a third party reveal previously undisclosed details about the Los Angeles Fire Department's handling of a Pacific Palisades burn site.

Los Angeles fire officials, already under scrutiny for their failure to pre-deploy engines in advance of the Palisades fire, are facing questions about why they didn’t fully extinguish the Jan. 1 fire.

Brooke Knowles knew she wanted the black puppy posted on the Facebook page of a self-described home breeder of Coton De Tulears.

Challenges faced during the Palisades fire included an ineffective process for recalling off-duty firefighters, and top fire officials with little experience handling a major incident.

The revelations — unveiled in a criminal complaint and attached affidavit Wednesday charging the alleged arsonist, Jonathan Rinderknecht — raise questions about what the Los Angeles Fire Department could have done to prevent the conflagration.

Hundreds of protesters skipped the barbecues and spent Fourth of July rallying in downtown L.A. against immigration raids that have roiled the region over the last month.