Former LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is appealing her termination days after being fired by Mayor Karen Bass. Crowley would ...

Last month, LA Mayor Karen Bass removed Crowley from leading the city's fire department over the latter's handling of the Jan. 2025 wildfires. Crowley needed the support of at least 10 of LA City ...

How the conflict between two key leaders played out, each side's accusations and what the LAFD budget numbers reveal.

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday, March 4, voted to uphold former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley’s removal. In a 13-2 vote, the city council denied Crowley’s appeal to get her job back and ...

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 ...

More pointedly, Crowley laced into the city’s continued underfunding of the fire department, suggesting that Los Angeles’ safety is compromised because of the budgetary decisions of its leaders.

After days of heightened tensions among Los Angeles city leaders, Kristin Crowley is now appealing Mayor Karen Bass’ decision to fire her as LAFD chief. Crowley announced her decision in a ...