{"id":160740,"date":"2025-08-20T09:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T09:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/160740\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T09:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T09:27:09","slug":"la-mayor-bass-delays-palisades-fire-report-at-dojs-request-amid-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/160740\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Mayor Bass delays Palisades fire report at DOJ\u2019s request amid probe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is delaying the after-action report on the Palisades fire<\/a> until the ongoing federal investigation into the cause has been completed.<\/p>\n

According to Bass, the delay is a result of the US Attorney\u2019s Office requesting that the LA city leaders temporarily postpone its release as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives continues its investigation.<\/p>\n

Some community groups have criticized the delay, arguing that residents deserve answers about the city\u2019s response even as the federal probe continues.<\/p>\n

Under California law, local governments are required to provide an after-action report following all declared disasters.<\/p>\n

The US Attorney\u2019s Office is investigating to pinpoint what caused the historic blaze<\/a> in January.<\/p>\n

The Emergency Services Act says that the Office of Emergency Services will work with state and local agencies to report within 180 days of each declared disaster.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delayed the after-action report on the Palisades fire. ALLISON DINNER\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

The Palisades fire broke out in January 2025. AP<\/p>\n

City officials anticipate lawsuits tied to the response, alluding to the contents of the report carrying legal and financial consequences for Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Sources close to the mayor have told Fox News Digital the report will contain in-part information about the city\u2019s resources and how they were used<\/a> following the start of the fire.<\/p>\n

They have also said the mayor is seemingly eager to comply with the request to delay the release.<\/p>\n

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A statement released by Bass on Tuesday noted that the delay was to avoid interfering with the federal investigation and that it will be released as soon as the DOJ has completed their investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to state regulations (California Code of Regulations, Title 19, \u00a7 2450), the City of Los Angeles is required to complete an after action report regarding the Palisades Fire.<\/p>\n

Late last week, the United States Attorney\u2019s Office for the Central District of California requested the report be held to avoid interference with the ongoing federal investigation.<\/p>\n

The Palisades fire destroyed over 6,800 structures. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Mayor Bass claimed the delay was to avoid interfering with the federal investigation. AP<\/p>\n

Upon the conclusion of the investigation, the after action report will be released in coordination with the United States Department of Justice,\u201d Bass\u2019 office said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Palisades fires broke out in January, quickly spreading to more than 23,000 acres, destroying more than 6,800 structures, claiming 12 lives and leading to the evacuation of more than 100,000 residents.<\/p>\n

In all, there was an estimated $28 billion to nearly $54 billion in damage, making the Palisades Fire the third-most destructive wildfire in California history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is delaying the after-action report on the Palisades fire until the ongoing federal…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":160741,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,2809,9611,2693,2961,224,5337,12176,1154,5609],"class_list":{"0":"post-160740","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-california-wildfires","11":"tag-department-of-justice","12":"tag-disaster","13":"tag-la","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-losangeles","16":"tag-mayor","17":"tag-us-news","18":"tag-wildfires"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115060385155752893","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}