The Fire Commission president's account raises questions about Mayor Karen Bass' role in revisions to the Palisades fire after-action report.

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Jaime Moore said the department has already implemented 74% of the recommendations in an after-action report.

The fire came just weeks after the Cultural Heritage Commission voted to consider the site as a possible landmark.

Last year, the focus was on survival, while holding government officials accountable. This year will be about building up again, as well as political reckoning.

Los Angeles Fire Chief Jaime Moore was not yet leading the LAFD a year ago when the deadly Palisades Fire broke out — but this week he found himself defending the department, while at the same time acknowledging its past mistakes and stressing he is committed to improvements to avoid future such disasters.