New LAFD chief won't look into who watered down Palisades fire report

"I don't think there's really any benefit to me"

"I can see where the original report and the public report aim to fix the same thing. They aim to correct where we could have been better. And it identifies ... the steps that are going to be necessary to make those corrective actions."

"soften language and reduce explicit criticism of department leadership."

"made the decision to publish it, had something to do with the decision that it was going to be published publicly, which caused these drafts"

LAFD Chief Jaime Moore is not seeking to determine who made edits to the Oct. 8 after-action report on the Palisades fire and is taking a forward-looking approach. He acknowledged the report was watered down to avoid reflecting poorly on top command staff. Moore identified interim Chief Ronnie Villanueva as ultimately responsible for releasing the report's contents. Moore pledged to prevent similar edits in the future, stressing that after-action reports should help the department learn and correct errors. He noted the edits softened language and reduced explicit criticism of department leadership and saw little benefit in probing authorship.

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