If approved, Moore will officially assume command later this year

Mayor Karen Bass on Friday appointed Deputy Chief Jaime Moore as the next Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, following a nationwide search for new leadership of one of the country’s largest fire agencies.

Moore, a 30-year LAFD veteran and current Deputy Chief of Operations for the Valley Bureau, will succeed Interim Chief Ronnie Villanueva, who came out of retirement earlier this year to guide the department through a period of transition.

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

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