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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 payout
LAFD received complaints that a top official was drunk on duty. Some say it was covered up
Raging Palisades fire is a dangerous warning of California’s new year-round fire reality
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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 payout
LAFD received complaints that a top official was drunk on duty. Some say it was covered up
Raging Palisades fire is a dangerous warning of California’s new year-round fire reality

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