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 ...

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.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday announced that LAFD Fire Chief Kristin Crowley had been fired. Crowley had criticized Bass and other Democratic leadership with the city, claiming it had ...

(CNN) — 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 Palisades wildfire ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is upset with how the city handled its wildfires, and she wants to speak to whoever is in charge of running it. Bass told Fox LA that she was not made aware of the ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department is pushing back against Mayor Karen Bass after claiming Chief Crowley did not warn her in advance about the high winds that fueled the Palisades and Eaton wildfires.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass deleted her text messages from the first days of the deadly wildfires that destroyed multiple communities in January, according to a report. Bass was on a trip to ...

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has been let go effective immediately, Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday. Bass said she met with Crowley Friday and removed her from the ...