Palisades, Karen Bass and Chief Crowley

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass removes fire chief over tensions during deadly blazes
Fire Chief Kristin Crowley had been critical of the way the department was funded. The mayor said the day the Palisades Fire erupted, the chief sent 1,000 firefighters home.
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 Palisades wildfire, among the most destructive in California’s history.
Mayor 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.
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.
Fallout continues after Mayor Bass removes Crowley as fire chief
Bass appointed former LAFD Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva as the department's interim chief. On Monday, Bass' office said in a statement that it will lead a national search for a new chief and that Bass will speak directly with firefighters and Angelenos about what they're looking for.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sacks fire chief who said city failed residents in wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday announced that she was removing Fire Chief Kristin Crowley weeks after Crowley criticized Bass and other LA leaders over the wildfires.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires Kristin Crowley as city’s fire chief
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday, Feb. 21, removed Kristin Crowley as the city’s fire chief, ending weeks of speculation about Crowley’s future as head of the L.A. Fire Department – though Crowley will remain in a lower position with the fire department.
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."
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires fire chief, cites poor wildfire response
(The Center Square) – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing Crowley’s placing firefighters off duty and the chief’s alleged refusal to conduct an after-action fire report.
LA fire union prez blasts Mayor Karen Bass for axing chief Kristin Crowley over wildfire response: ‘Scapegoat’
The Los Angeles Fire Department union boss blasted Mayor Karen Bass for firing department Chief Kristin Crowley, claiming the head firefighter was being used as a “scapegoat” for the
Trace Gallagher: This is why Karen Bass fired the fire chief?
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has fired LAFD Chief Kristen Crowley, saying her reasoning was that she was never warned about the potential for catastrophic fires. CSD knows there’s more to the
LA Council president backs mayor’s decision to remove Crowley as fire chief
Days after Mayor Karen Bass ousted Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley, the L.A. City Council president said on ...
‘I am extremely proud of the work’: L.A. fire chief responds to ouster by Bass
Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley issues her first public statement a day after being dismissed by Mayor Karen ...
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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 ...
Bass-Crowley rift intensified harsh spotlight on LA’s disaster recovery. Now what?
Many saw L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’s firing of the city’s fire chief Kristin Crowley as inevitable. But can Bass and the city ...