Bass removed Crowley last week as tensions erupted about how the department handled the wildfires and response efforts. Bass argued the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) needed “new leadership ...

Bass defends the firing, stating that it was in the best interest of public safety and that new leadership is needed in the fire department. LOS ANGELES − A Los Angeles city councilwoman is ...

Bass has appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva as interim fire chief. Villanueva served with the LAFD for 41 years before retiring in September 2024.

An exclusive event at Pacific Design Center will raise funds for three key organizations that played a crucial role in fire ...

LOS ANGELES -- Kristin Crowley made her first public statement Saturday since she was removed as the Los Angeles Fire Department Chief by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Crowley's statement read in ...

Kristin Crowley has made her first public comments since she was removed as the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department by Mayor Karen Bass on Friday. The firing was made effective immediately on ...

Firefighters in downtown Los Angeles knocked down multiple structure fires early Monday morning. The Los Angeles Fire Department said the first fire was reported at 1:43 a.m. at 1355 S. Flower Street.

and for the operations of the Los Angeles Fire Department.” Exercising her rights under civil service rules, the 25-year LAFD veteran will remain employed by the fire department at a lower rank ...

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the blaze was reported at around 10:24 a.m. at a Two-story, garden-style apartment building on the 3700 block of Western Avenue in Exposition Park.