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Karen Bass Fires LA Fire Chief Over Wildfire Response Disputes

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired LAFD Fire Chief Kristin Crowley due to her response to January's wildfires.
Crowley stated that staffing shortages and lack of resources have been pressing issues at LAFD for years, affecting response times.
Mayor Bass criticized Crowley for not holding personnel in reserve despite emergency-level fire conditions during the wildfires.
Rick Caruso expressed disappointment over Crowley's firing, stating that she bravely addressed budget cuts impacting LAFD operations.

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Los Angeles Fire: Democratic Mayor Wins Fire Chief

Karen Bass blames Kristin Crowley for the mismanagement of her troops, who sent her back to underfunded barracks to fight the fires that ravaged 150 square kilometres in early January.

5 hours ago·Paris, France

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France Info

After the murderous fires in Los Angeles, the mayor dismisses her fire chief

It accuses him of mishandling the disaster in early January, which killed at least 29 people and ravaged large areas of the second city of the United States.

6 hours ago·Strasbourg, France

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Fire chief fired from Los Angeles

The mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, fired the head of the local fire department after the forest fires of recent weeks.

7 hours ago·Berlin, Germany

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Deutschlandfunk

Released after forest fires - Fire Chief of Los Angeles

The fire chief of Los Angeles, Crowley, has been released because of her dealings with the huge forest and bush fires of January.

9 hours ago·Germany

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Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)

After violent forest fires - City President of Los Angeles dismisses fire chief

The fire chief sent 1000 firefighters home shortly before the fire broke out, according to the city president.

10 hours ago·Zürich, Switzerland

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Zeit Online

Palisades fire: Los Angeles fire chief fired after wildfires – INTELLI.NEWS

29 people died in the most devastating fires in the history of L.A. The mayor is under criticism - and fires the fire chief. Source link : https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2025-02/los-angeles-waldbraende-feuerwehrchefin-kristin-crowley-entlassung Author : ZEIT ONLINE: Zeitgeschehen - Rita Lauter Publish date : 2025-02-22 01:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

11 hours ago·Germany

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