Mayor Karen Bass appointed Deputy Chief Jaime Moore to be the new head of the Los Angeles Fire Department on Friday.

Moore, who joined the LAFD in 1995, was the commander of operations for the department's Valley Bureau prior to the promotion.

Bass' decision received support from the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City.

"United Firefighters of Los Angeles City looks forward to working with Jaime Moore as the next Fire Chief of the @LAFD," the union wrote in a post to X.

He will replace Interim Chief Ronnie Villanueva, who came out of retirement and took over the department after Bass ousted Chief Kristin Crowley following the January wildfires.

Bass removed Crowley as chief on Feb. 21. She cited that she was "acting in the best interests of Los Angeles' public safety" foll

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