Mayor Karen Bass on Friday called for a full investigation into firefighters’ accounts that Los Angeles Fire Department crews were ordered to leave a smoldering canyon days before flames reignited into the devastating Palisades fire .

In a letter to Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva , Bass called the revelations “tremendously alarming” and urged the department to “thoroughly investigate” the response to the Lachman fire.

“A full understanding of the Lachman fire response is essential to an accurate accounting of what occurred during the January wildfires,” Bass wrote. “This will continue to guide our ongoing reforms, which include enhancing pre-deployment protocols, strengthening interagency coordination, upgrading communications technology and expanding training at all staff le

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