Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Kristen Crowley had been removed "in the best interests of Los Angeles' public safety." ...

Bass, who has been criticized for being out of the country when the wildfires began to rage across L.A. County, said Crowley ...

Thousands of homes and buildings burned and a dozen people died as a result of the flames.

Kristin Crowley's removal, effective immediately, answers a need for "new leadership to the Fire Department," the mayor says.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday she has fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing in part her ...

Fire Chief Kristin Crowley had been critical of the way the department was funded. The mayor said the day the Palisades Fire ...

Bass has appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva as interim fire chief. Villanueva served with the LAFD for 41 years ...

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass dismissed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley for her handling of the Palisades fire. Both leaders blamed each ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has removed Kristin Crowley as the city’s fire chief and has appointed former Chief Deputy ...

Among the reasons cited for Crowley's removal was the sending home firefighters when the fires broke out, and her refusal to ...

Kirstin Crowley made her first public statement Saturday since being removed as the Los Angeles Fire Department Chief by Los ...

Mayor Karen Bass criticized Kristin Crowley for sending firefighters home before a blaze devastated the Pacific Palisades ...