AdvertisementThe Times obtained seven drafts of the report through the state Public Records Act. AdvertisementAfter The Times report, Bass asked Villanueva to “thoroughly investigate” the LAFD’s missteps in putting out the Lachman fire. Hudley Hayes said she noticed only small differences between the final report and the draft she reviewed. Without citing the national guidelines, the final report said that the Palisades fire’s extraordinary nature “occasionally caused officers and firefighters to think and operate beyond standard safety protocols.”The final after-action report does not mention that a person called authorities to report seeing smoke in the area on Jan. 3. AdvertisementThe most significant changes in the various iterations of the after-action report involved the LAFD’s deployment decisions before the fire, as the wind warnings became increasingly dire.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 20, 2025 21:30 UTC