The Palisades fire killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) The author of the Los Angeles Fire Department's after-action report on the Palisades fire ...

The Palisades fire was fanned by gusting Santa Ana winds. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) For months after the Palisades fire, many who had lost their homes eagerly awaited the Los Angeles ...

In the weeks since federal investigators announced that the devastating Palisades fire was caused by a reignition of a smaller blaze, top Los Angeles Fire Department officials have insisted that they ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department’s official after-action report on the deadly Palisades fire is facing renewed scrutiny after newly revealed internal edits raised questions about whether key findings ...

A high-profile after-action report from the Los Angeles Fire Department on last January’s Palisades Fire went through several drafts that minimized the department’s failings both before and after the ...

LAFD leaders engaged in campaign of secrecy and deflection designed to avoid taking full responsibility for what went wrong ...

For months after the Palisades fire, many who had lost their homes eagerly awaited the Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report, which was expected to provide a frank evaluation of the agency ...