During Escobar's tenure, L.A. firefighters have weathered some tough times: COVID. The Palisades inferno. Fewer fire stations ...

L.A.'s first female fire leader fought to contain an unprecedented emergency that threatened the city for weeks.

a political spectacle involving Los Angeles’ top female trailblazers was on full public display Tuesday as former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, fired by Mayor Karen Bass, lost her ...

Standing up, speaking out, and advocating for our LAFD firefighters, their families, and the communities that we serve will always be the right thing to do. It has been an absolute honor of a lifetime ...

the city's first female and openly gay Fire Department leader, directed LAFD troops from a command center on the Pacific Coast Highway. "I don't know if there is a race component, but somehow the ...

Crowley was the department's first female and LGBTQ chief. She was sworn in as chief in 2022. Villanueva served with the LAFD for 41 years before retiring as Chief Deputy of Emergency Operations ...

The fallout over the ouster of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley continues. In addition to union firefighters and Los Angeles Women in the Fire Service, another organization -- Equity on Fire ...

She issued this brief statement Saturday: "As a humble public servant for over the past 30 years, 25 of those with the LAFD, it has been an absolute honor to represent and lead the men and women ...

LAFD spokesperson Erik Scott said the department ... Mayor Eric Garcetti picked Crowley in 2022 to lead the department, and she was the first female chief in its history. She was elevated at ...

The LAFD is clapping back against the Mayor's criticism ... Crowley is the city's first female and openly gay Fire Department leader. As the fires ripped through the Pacific Palisades, Malibu ...

25 of those with the LAFD, it has been an absolute honor to represent and lead the men and women of one of the greatest fire departments in the world. As the Fire Chief, I based my actions and ...