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A longtime Los Angeles Fire Department leader who is currently the head of the agency’s Valley operations will become the department’s new chief, Mayor Karen Bass confirmed Friday.

Jaime Moore, currently a deputy chief, will take the reins after a lengthy, nationwide search during which the mayor interviewed fire chiefs of other major cities. Bass also visited firehouses, hearing from firefighters on what they were looking for in a chief.

“Jaime Moore is a proven and admired firefighter and executive who will urgently advance an agenda of reform to better prepare LA for major emergencies and upcoming world events, and to improve responses to 911 calls citywide,” Bass said in a stat

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