Breaking: LA Fire said their response to the massive Woolsey fire was complicated by requests from local politicians to check on specific addresses, according to a document reviewed by The Times.
Since then, there have been questions about how the fire was fought, particularly during its rapid spread in its first 24 hours. The Times in JanuaryThe LAFD report did not provide details about the specific actions of politicians. Los Angeles Fire Assistant Chief Tim Ernst said Friday in an interview that he did not know which politicians were involved or exactly how those requests affected the firefighting efforts.
“One of the things I really wanted to mention, especially to the newer chiefs in the room, is that living in the city of L.A. or the county of L.A., we have to understand we probably have some of the wealthiest communities in America, and with that comes a certain amount of political power,” Ernst said in the interview.
Ernst said many people don’t understand that these high-profile requests are not abnormal and happen during most large fires. This left the Woolsey fire largely up to the LAFD and the L.A. County Fire Department to fight, as the fire was burning in an area that the three agencies had agreed, through a memorandum of understanding, to protect together. Problems quickly developed.In the first few hours of the Woolsey fire, LAFD responded in the greatest numbers, while Ventura County sent a skeleton crew and the L.A.
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