Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday, Feb. 21, removed Kristin Crowley as the city’s fire chief, ending weeks of speculation about Crowley’s future as head of the L.A. Fire Department – though ...

Mayor Karen Bass previously approved a merit-based pay raise of 2.5% for former Fire Chief Kristen Crowley — weeks later ...

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.

The LAFD had identified at least 1,350 hydrants in need of repair, according to its 2024 inspection. But the department did ...

Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley's appeal of her dismissal by Mayor Karen Bass will go before the ...

A 2021 fire is now viewed by some LA residents as a symbol of the city’s failure to control the spread of homeless ...

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

The former fire chief hasn't said whether she will ... Budget documents previously obtained by USA TODAY show that the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was reduced from $837 million in fiscal ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former Los Angeles fire chief who was ousted by Mayor Karen Bass after ... between Crowley and City Hall over the wildfire devastation and the fire department's funding.

While firefighters struggled with low water pressure during the Palisades fire, it's unclear whether the damaged hydrants ...

In this Dec. 5, 2024, file photo, Los Angeles City Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley is seen here in Long Beach, Calif. Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, FILE In response ...