Police working the Palisades fire response had communication, technology difficulties, LAPD report says

A lack of coordination between the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department contributed to evacuation delays and chaos during the Palisades fire, according to a new after-action report from the LAPD.

The Los Angeles Police Department had difficulties coordinating with other agencies during the blaze – namely the Los Angeles Fire Department – and a lack of stable communication channels and technology, according to the report, released Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Spanning 92 pages, the report identifies areas for the department to improve “before the next major incident impacts the City of Los Angeles.”

But it also called the police department’s efforts “courageous and heroic.”

The LAPD has had little experience working with agencies outside of the City of Los Angeles, “es