The Los Angeles Fire Department’s extensive review of its Palisades fire response detailed challenges including staffing difficulties, resource shortages and constraints posed by the intense winds fanning the flames.

The after-action report, released Wednesday afternoon, follows the Wednesday morning announcement of the arrest of 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is suspected of igniting a blaze that led to the destructive Palisades fire on Jan. 7.

The report spans 70 pages and examines the LAFD response to the fire, challenges faced by the department and changes that have been implemented in the months since. Such reports are typically internal documents, but the department is releasing the report given the size, impact and high level of interest surrounding the nearly 24,000-acre

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