'A political decision': Los Angeles official slams mayor's ousting of fire chief
Los Angeles Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez told USA TODAY that Kristin Crowley should appeal her firing. Mayor Karen Bass said Crowley was fired for "public safety."
Los Angeles Mayor Removes Fire Chief After Wildfires Devastate City
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has removed the L.A. Fire Chief Kristen Crowley from her position in the wake of the devastating wildfires that burned through thousands of acres of land, and reduced the Pacific Palisade, Malibu, and other areas around the city to ash.
LA Mayor Karen Bass Removes Fire Chief After Wildfires: What We Know
Bass removed Crowley "in the best interests of Los Angeles' public safety," following the deadly wildfires last month.
Mayor Bass fires Kristin Crowley as LAFD chief after tensions over LA fires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has removed LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley Friday following weeks of tensions that mounted over preparations for the deadly Los Angeles wildfires in January.
LA mayor ousts fire chief amid wildfire response criticism
Mayor Karen Bass announced the decision to remove Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley from her position in a statement Friday.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing her response to Palisades wildfire
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday she has fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing in part her response to last month’s devastating wildfires, among the most destructive fires in California’s history.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removes LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley over handling of Palisades fire
Bass has appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva as interim fire chief. Villanueva served with the LAFD for 41 years before retiring in September 2024.
Just weeks after devastating fires, Mayor Bass ousts LA Fire Chief
Mayor Karen Bass announced in statement Friday, the decision to remove Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley from her position.
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass removes fire chief over tensions during deadly blazes
Mayor Karen Bass on Friday ousted Fire Chief Kristin Crowley amid tensions between the two over the way this year's deadly fires were handled.
LA mayor removes fire chief over wildfire response
Citing the city's response to the region's devastating wildfires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen removed Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley from her role at the department.
Rain is only a break from LA wildfire danger: 'Keep things down for a week'
No more rainfall is expected in the area until possibly late in the first week of February, but Santa Ana winds aren't in forecast either.
Heavy rain, mudslide threats in LA fire zones force residents to evacuate again
Potential floods and mudslides have forced Los Angeles residents to evacuate once again, and rains may wash toxic waste into ...
Firefighter swept into ocean in debris flow as heavy rain pounds Los Angeles
A new atmospheric river is slamming California, including fire-ravaged Los Angeles, where residents are bracing for the ...
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Evacuations issued in Southern California as heavy rain brings threat of debris flows in areas scarred by wildfires
Southern Californians evacuated their homes for the second time this year, but this time, it’s for heavy rain and debris ...
People are buying up burned lots in LA. Should they be concerned about future fires?
In pricey Los Angeles, where single-family homes under $1 million are lately hard to come by, even destructive fires haven’t ...
LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month
Six weeks after devastating wildfires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief amid a public rift over ...
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Devastating LA wildfires offer painful lesson on where to build. Will California learn? | Opinion
The status quo of building new communities in the riskiest wildfire zones condemns us to ever worsening disasters.” ...