L.A. Mayor Karen Bass removes fire chief over tensions during deadly blazes

LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass on Friday ousted Fire Chief Kristin Crowley amid tensions between the two over the way this year's deadly fires were handled.

LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass on Friday ousted Fire Chief Kristin Crowley amid tensions between the two over the way this year's deadly fires were handled.

Bass said that she had decided to fire Crowley “in the best interests of Los Angeles’ public safety, and for the operations of the Los Angeles Fire Department."

“We know that 1,000 firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke out were instead sent home on Chief Crowley’s watch," the mayor said in a statement.

Crowley's removal is effective immediately, the mayor said.

Then-Deputy Fire Chief Kristin Crowley in Los Angeles in January 2022.Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images fileBass also cited Crowley's failure to do "an after action report on the fires" after being told to do so by the president of the Fire Commission.

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