Battalion Chief Kenneth Cook's email adds to the growing evidence that city and LAFD officials attempted to burnish the ...

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The complaints of the author, Battalion Chief Kenneth Cook, reached Mayor Karen Bass’ office in mid-November, after the LAFD had publicly released the report.

The Los Angeles Fire Department’s extensive review of its Palisades fire response, released on Wednesday, detailed challenges including staffing difficulties, resource shortages and constraints posed ...

The following is the Dec. 17, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Navy Ship Maintenance: Fire Prevention ...