LA Mayor Picks New Fire Chief to Fill Void Following Most Destructive Wildfire in City History
Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Jaime Moore (R), addresses the media regarding the arrest of a man in connection with dozens of suspected arson attacks that destroyed parked cars, scorched buildings and rattled much of the nation's second-largest city over the New Year's weekend, on Jan. 2, 2012, in Los Angeles. Nick Ut/AP Photo
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has picked a 30-year fire department veteran as the new fire chief months after she ousted the previous chief over handling of the most destructive wildfire in the city’s history.
Bass announced Friday she was selecting deputy chief Jaime Moore to take the reins of the Los Angeles Fire Department after a nationwide search with more than 100 candidates.
