L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
Critics of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley — a gay woman leading an overwhelmingly male department — call her a “DEI ...
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Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
Now, as Los Angeles reels under an extended onslaught of wind-driven wildfire, its fire chief is being buffeted by challenges in and outside her ranks, tension with City Hall and questions about ...
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No, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass didn't oust fire chief | Fact check
A Jan. 10 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes a screenshot of a Daily Mail headline and claims Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired a city official amid the wildfires devastating the ...
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LAFD Bravest demand fire chief resign in blistering letter: ‘Best for the citizens of LA’
As containment of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires continues to grow, the heat remains on the city’s embattled fire chief — who is reportedly facing intensifying calls to resign as Mayor Karen ...
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The Los Angeles Fire Chief at the Center of the Storm
“I’m not a politician, I’m a public servant. It’s my job as the fire chief for Los Angeles city fire department to make sure our firefighters have exactly what they need to do their jobs ...
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A month before fires, L.A. fire chief warned budget cuts were hampering emergency response
Before wildfires broke out across Los Angeles, the city's fire chief said that budget cuts were hampering the department's ability to respond to emergencies, a department memo shows. Funding for ...
LA relied on teen volunteers for years despite fire chief's warning, but leaders can't be sued: lawyer
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley asked for full-time employees to augment a mostly volunteer brush-clearing crew two years ago.
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Los Angeles Fire Chief's Actions Draw Praise, Criticism
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley ... Few wanted the job of L.A. city fire chief when Crowley was appointed to it in early 2022. Backlash from vaccine mandates still roiled the department.
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
The Los Angeles Fire Department had its budget cut by $17 million ... is the president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City union. Provided by The United Firefighters of Los Angeles ...
Valencia-Taghavi LLP Sponsors Los Angeles Fire Department Heroes Celebration with Special Guest George Lopez
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Update: Palisades Fire at 98% containment, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 23 days. A crew of 800 firefighters has been working on site and they ...