Kristin Crowley is the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). She has served in the position since 2022. [2][3][4] Crowley passed the firefighters' exam in 1998, finishing in the top 50 out of more than 16,000 tests taken. [2] . She joined the LAFD in 2000.

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley was fired by Mayor Karen Bass just hours after delivering a scathing public critique of the city's leadership, accusing it of underfunding and failing its...

Kristin M. Crowley is the 19th Fire Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). With her wife and children by her side, Chief Crowley took the oath of office on March 25, 2022 – becoming the first female and LGBTQ Fire Chief in the LAFD.

Jan 18, 2025 · Critics of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley — a gay woman leading an overwhelmingly male department — call her a “DEI hire” and have questioned her tactics on the morning of the ...

With her wife and children by her side, Chief Crowley took the oath of office on March 25, 2022, becoming the first female, first LGBTQ, and first paramedic to hold the office of Fire Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Jan 17, 2025 · Three years ago, when Kristin Crowley became the first female chief in the history of the Los Angeles Fire Department, she was lauded as a force for stability.

Mar 25, 2022 · Kristin Crowley will become the first female and first openly gay chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Department as she's set to be sworn in Friday. Before being...

Jan 8, 2025 · Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is facing a wave of anger amid wildfires in the state, which have forced thousands to evacuate from their homes. It comes as authorities have said...

Jan 11, 2025 · "We are hurting, grieving ... still in shock and angry, and I am too," said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, appearing beside Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley, who criticized city officials Friday for cutting the department's budget.

Mar 25, 2022 · LOS ANGELES, CA —Kristin Crowley was sworn in as chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department Friday, marking the first time a woman and openly gay person has led the department.