Mayor Bass removes LAFD Chief Crowley

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday she has fired Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley for her actions during the Palisades and Eaton wildfires.
Mayor Bass removes LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley effective immediately
Mayor Bass has appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year-old LAFD veteran as interim fire chief.
LA Mayor Bass Removes Fire Chief in Fallout From Palisades Blaze
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing failures in the department’s response to the devastating Palisades wildfire.
Bass ousts L.A. fire chief, saying LAFD needs ‘new leadership’
“Acting in the best interests of Los Angeles’ public safety, and for the operations of the Los Angeles Fire Department, I have removed Kristin Crowley as Fire Chief,” Bass said in a statement Friday. “We know that 1,000 firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke out were instead sent home on Chief Crowley’s watch.”
Mayor Bass removes LAFD Chief Crowley after tensions over LA fires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has removed LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley, according to a statement from the city. Bass was expected to speak about the removal, which comes after weeks of mounting tensions between the mayor and fire chief during and following the deadly Los Angeles wildfires,
Los Angeles Mayor removes fire chief over handling of wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday for her handling of the wildfires in January that killed more than two dozen people and destroyed more than 13,000 structures,
Mayor Karen Bass fires LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley 'effective immediately'
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she met with and removed LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley "effective immediately."
Mayor Bass removes Kristin Crowley as LAFD Chief
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has been let go effective immediately, according to Mayor Karen Bass. Bass said she met with Crowley Friday and removed her from the position of chief. Bass appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year LAFD veteran, as Interim Fire Chief.
LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six weeks after devastating wildfires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief amid a ...
LA mayor sacks fire chief, blaming her for mishandling wildfires
Karen Bass says Kristin Crowley failed to warn her about an imminent fire risk and did not have enough staff on hand.
Texts show tension between Mayor Bass, LA County Supervisor Horvath over Palisades Fire management
Private conversations between Mayor Karen Bass and LA County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath were made public this week in a ...
‘Doesn’t feel very “locked arms” to me’: Texts reveal strain between Bass and Horvath
The politicians' private texts highlight an increasingly fractious relationship between two of the most powerful women in Los ...
FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSN1d
Bass' relationship with LAFD, county supervisor strained by wildfire response
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to Mayor Bass' claims that Chief Crowley didn't notify her about the major wind ...