Mayor Bass removes LAFD Chief Crowley

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 Kristin Crowley effective immediately
Mayor Bass has appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year-old LAFD veteran as interim fire chief.
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, at a midday news conference.
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Bass told Fox11 that LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley did not warn her against taking an overseas trip to Ghana in the days before the Santa Ana winds fueled wildfires that devastated entire communities
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Mayor Karen Bass said she was "acting in the best interests of Los Angeles’ public safety" in removing Kristin Crowley as fire chief.
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.
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