Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley has been fired by Mayor Karen Bass. Bass’s office made the announcement Friday morning, saying she had been removed from the post effective ...

The Chief refused. These require her removal." In this Dec. 5, 2024, file photo, Los Angeles City Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley is seen here in Long Beach, Calif. Myung J. Chun / Los ...

Bass is the first Black woman to hold the post. Former Los Angeles Fire Dept. Chief Kristin Crowley attends a city council meeting Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Los Angeles. Credit: AP/Damian ...

Kristin Crowley has made her first public comments since she was removed as the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department by Mayor Karen Bass on Friday. The firing was made effective immediately on ...

and for the operations of the Los Angeles Fire Department.” Exercising her rights under civil service rules, the 25-year LAFD veteran will remain employed by the fire department at a lower rank ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former Los Angeles fire ... Crowley and City Hall over the wildfire devastation and the fire department's funding.