EPISODE · Mar 17, 2022 · 19 MIN
Another scandal for L.A. Fire Department
from Headlines From The Times · host Paul Pringle, Patrick Butler, Shani O. Hilton, Kinsee Morlan, Ashlea Brown, Gustavo Arellano, Jazmín Aguilera, Angel Carreras, Kasia Broussalian, Mario Diaz, Shannon Lin, Denise Guerra
Last May, the Palisades fire ripped through the Santa Monica Mountains. About 1,000 people were put under mandatory evacuation orders, and about 500 homes were threatened by the flames. As that emergency was unfolding, the guy in charge of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s operations center overseeing the fire was allegedly intoxicated. That’s according to an investigation commissioned by city officials.Today, we talk about what came next.More reading:LAFD chief deputy allegedly drunk during a major fire gets no discipline, $1.4-million payoutLAFD received complaints that a top official was drunk on duty. Some say it was covered upRaging Palisades fire is a dangerous warning of California’s new year-round fire reality
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A city-commissioned report found an L.A. Fire Department senior official was likely intoxicated while in charge of a devastating fire. Here's what happened next.
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Another scandal for L.A. Fire Department
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