The Los Angeles City Council rejected former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley’s bid to get her job back, despite fierce support for ...

Kristin Crowley has issued a statement on her removal as Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Los Angeles Mayor Karen ...

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 ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, standing with members of the city council, announced the removal of LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley over her handling of the Palisades Fire. Feb. 21, 2025. Los Angeles ...

Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of turmoil in a department consumed by complaints of rampant hazing, harassment and discrimination among its 3,400-member ...

Mayor Karen Bass previously approved a merit-based pay raise of 2.5% for former Fire Chief Kristen Crowley — weeks later firing Crowley over what Bass characterized as leadership failures ...

LAFD paramedics say response times are lagging with fatal consequences as dept. chief admits urgent need to “do better" on 911 calls ...

On Jan. 7, 2025, the Palisades and Eaton fires began ravaging the Los Angeles area. A day later, conservative commentator Megyn Kelly lambasted L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and L.A. Fire Department Chief ...

In the days after the Palisades fire broke out, then-Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said that budget cuts had hampered the department’s ability to fight the wind-driven blaze. Bass and her team ...

"On the phone with Chief [Kristin] Crowley," Cordero messaged in a group chat with Deputy Mayor of Communications Zach Seidl and Chief of Staff Carolyn Webb de Macías. The Palisades fire had just ...

LOS ANGELES — Ousted Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley struck a defensive tone Saturday, issuing her first statement since being demoted by Mayor Karen Bass for failing to inform ...