LAPD's response to during Palisades Fire was marked by miscommunication, confusion, report says

The Los Angeles Police Department has released a 92-page after-action report that highlights miscommunication and poor coordination with other agencies during the Palisades Fire .

The report praised LAPD officers for their heroism during the January inferno, but it also found that communication was poor between the LAPD and Los Angeles Fire Department.

Although both agencies worked out of the same command post, developing shared strategies proved challenging. At times there was also uncertainty over who was in charge, according to the report.

That confusion only worsened when National Guard troops were deployed to the fire zone.

The after-action report was presented at Tuesday's meeting of the Los Angeles Police Commission.

"The report found that in the initial coordination, on th