Karen Bass: “I asked for the After Action Report.”

“In its new reporting, the LA Times says the most significant changes to the After Action Report centered on the LAFD's failure to have the right staff in place and its botched pre deployment of engines. I just think it's important to know that I asked for the After Action Report. I fired the fire chief. I had no interest in watering down a report that would explain and justify why I took the action I did.” (01:25–01:28)

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