VIDEO: After a nationwide search, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday announced the appointment of LAFD Deputy Chief Jaime Moore as the cityโs next fire chief. Moore, a 30-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department, will replace Interim Chief Ronnie Villanueva, who has led the department after the mayorย ousted then-Fire Chief Kristin Crowley.
The appointment comes just months before the first anniversary of the deadly Palisades fire. Federal officials recently determined that the Jan. 7 Palisades fire was a re-ignition of an earlier blaze the department responded to on New Yearโs Day.
A Los Angeles native, Moore grew up speaking both English and Spanish and has said he is proud of his Latino heritage. He earned a sociology degree from UCLA and a masterโs degree in public administration from Cal State Long Beach. During his LAFD career, Moore has served as a public information officer and as head of the departmentโs FireStatLA bureau, where he oversaw performance management and data-driven accountability.
