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Los Angeles Fire Department comes under attack

Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department rebut speculation chief was dismissed

The Los Angeles Fire Department refuted speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews continue to battle the wildfires across the region.

CNN on MSN · 15h

Los Angeles Fire Department comes under attack as fire continues to rage

As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 budget and its commitment to recruiting a more diverse force have come under attack.

Raw Story on MSN · 2d

LA mayor pushes back on report she dismissed city’s fire chief amid raging wildfires

The mayor of Los Angeles is denying a Friday night “exclusive” report that she fired the city’s fire chief at a closed-door meeting earlier in the day. The pushback from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass came after a Daily Mail article hit Friday evening and,

LA’s fire chief is at center of a public spat with City Hall

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LA’s fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage

The devastating wildfire in Pacific Palisades has put leaders on the defensive and led to a public spat over resources.

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Kristin Crowley: LA fire chief publicly criticizing the city’s budget cuts

East Bay Times · 1d

Hydrants’ failure casts Los Angeles fire chief into public spat with City Hall

Three years later, the mood between Crowley and City Hall has changed. The wildfire in Pacific Palisades that has burned more than 5,000 structures to become the most destructive in city history has put leaders on the defensive and led Crowley to engage in a public spat with Mayor Karen Bass over resources even as the battle against flames continues across the Los Angeles area.

Mayor Bass, LAFD chief put on united front

The New York Times · 1d

L.A. Mayor and Fire Chief Try to Show a United Front Amid Tensions

At a news conference, Mayor Karen Bass said she and the fire chief, who claimed the city had not sufficiently funded the Fire Department, were in “lock step.”

CBS Los Angeles on MSN · 1d

Mayor Bass, LAFD chief put on united front after speculation of chief's firing

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and LA Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley put on a united front during a news conference Saturday on the deadly wildfires which continue to rage — a day after reports surfaced saying the chief had been fired.

Newser on MSN · 1d

LA Fire Chief Keeps Job After Ripping Mayor's Administration

After a meeting so long that Mayor Karen Bass missed her Friday night media briefing on the crisis, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley emerged still in the job despite blaming the administration's budget cuts for the failure to contain the raging wildfires.

L.A. fire chief meets with mayor

Los Angeles Times · 1d

L.A. fire chief meets with mayor after saying the city failed her agency

Kristin Crowley, in multiple interviews, drew a connection between budget cuts to her department and the city’s struggle to combat the wildfires.

CNN · 2d

L.A. fire chief says the city failed her department

L.A. fire chief says the city failed her department Living close to family should be a blessing. In the Eaton Fire, it turned into a curse 'A perfect storm': CNN's Nick Watt on how the Los Angeles fires got so bad Neighbor says this home was ‘touched by God’ in community that now looks ‘like a war zone’

Yahoo · 1d

LA fire chief says city failed department amid ongoing Southern California wildfires

Chief Kristin Crowley said during an interview Friday that the city failed the department amid the ongoing wildfires in Southern California that have taken at least 11 lives and burned more than 37,000 acres.

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LA fire chief says city failed residents in wildfire prep, budget cuts: 'Screaming to be properly funded'

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said that the City of Los Angeles failed its residents after failing to ...

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Threat of fires in LA county is still 'very high', says fire chief, as at least 16 killed

Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump has called Democrat officials in California "incompetent" over their handling of the ...

Santa Ana winds to keep fire threat high until Wednesday evening, officials warn

With the strongest gusts expected on Tuesday, extreme fire condition threats will prevail until midweek, L.A.-area fire ...

A month before fires, L.A. fire chief warned budget cuts were hampering emergency response

The Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was cut by $17.6 million, about 2%, this fiscal year. The fire chief warned last ...

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Death toll rises to 24 as LA fire crews race to contain historic destruction: Updates

Meanwhile, the Palisades Fire, the most destructive in Los Angeles' history, has now burned over 23K acres, according to Cal ...

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LA fire chief warned Mayor Karen Bass last month that budget cuts would impact department’s ability to fight wildfires

The budget, approved last year by Bass, cut mainly administrative jobs but also axed about $7 million from its overtime ...

LA mayor denies sacking fire chief amid growing criticism of response to disaster

The mayor of Los Angeles has denied sacking the city’s fire chief amid growing criticism of the political response to the ...

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LAFD Deputy Chief Faces Backlash for Past Remarks on Fire Victims

A resurfaced clip appears to show LAFD's Kristine Larson blaming victims of fires for getting into a position where they ...

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