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Moore’s comments appeared to be in reference to a Times report that a battalion chief ordered firefighters leave the burn area of the Jan. 1 Lachman fire, which days later reignited into the deadly Palisades fire, even though they had complained that the ground was still smoldering.

On Tuesday, he said he would review the LAFD’s response to the Lachman fire, though he did not specify who would conduct the investigation.

On his second day as chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, Jaime Moore criticized what he called media efforts to “smear” firefighters who responded to the worst wildfire in city history.

Moore’s comments on Tuesday appeared to be in reference to a Times report

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