LA relied on teen volunteers for years despite fire chief's warning, but leaders can't be sued: lawyer
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley asked for full-time employees to augment a mostly volunteer brush-clearing crew two ...
Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t ...
L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
Critics of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley — a gay woman leading an overwhelmingly male department — call her a “DEI ...
Who Is Kristin Crowley? Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Wave of Anger
The anger comes as authorities said the four fires, which have burned almost 4,000 acres, have not yet been contained.
The claim: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired fire chief
The fire chief spoke at a press briefing with Mayor Karen Bass after her supposed ouster. The department said claims of her ...
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The Los Angeles Fire Chief at the Center of the Storm
Kristin Crowley, who is taking flack for her diversity efforts, has publicly criticized city cuts to her department.
LAFD Bravest demand fire chief resign in blistering letter: ‘Best for the citizens of LA’
Former and current LAFD members also blasted Crowley for letting over 125 senior commanders retire under her watch, creating ...
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 ...
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LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley accused of firing employee for exposing financial misconduct, harassment in new suit
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley was named in a lawsuit filed by a former longtime employee who said she spoke up about months of egregious misconduct by the chief and another top official ...
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LA fire chief, with $654,000 annual salary sued by whistleblower who called out her failure to lead
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has reportedly been hit with a lawsuit by a former top official who called out alleged ...
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Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department push back against speculation chief was dismissed
The Los Angeles Fire Department pushed back Friday against speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews continued to battle the wildfires burning across the region.
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Los Angeles fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage
Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of turmoil in a department consumed by complaints of ...