L.A. Mayor Karen Bass on Friday announced that after an extensive nationwide search, the new leader of the Los Angeles Fire Department would be coming from within its own ranks.

Deputy Chief Jaime Moore, a 30-year LAFD veteran, was selected to be the city's new fire chief at a time when the department is working to address shortfalls listed in a damning after-action report on the response to the deadly Palisades Fire. As part of the search, Bass interviewed fire chiefs from major cities and toured LAFD stations asking crews what they were looking for in a new leader.

Bass confirmed the selection at a news conference Friday afternoon, saying Moore had been informed of his appointment just hours earlier and that a start date had yet to be worked out.

"Chief Moore is a proven and admired

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