Mayor Karen Bass fires LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley 'effective immediately'

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass connected Friday day said she met with and removed LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley "effective immediately."

"Acting successful the champion interests of Los Angeles' nationalist safety, and for the operations of the Los Angeles Fire Department, I person removed Kristin Crowley arsenic Fire Chief," Bass said successful a statement. "We cognize that 1,000 firefighters that could person been connected work connected the greeting the fires broke retired were alternatively sent location connected Chief Crowley's watch. Furthermore, a indispensable measurement to an probe was the President of the Fire Commission telling Chief Crowley to bash an aft enactment study connected the fires. The Chief refused. These necessitate her removal. The heroism of our firefighters - during the Palisades occurrence and each azygous time - is without question. Bringing caller enactment to the Fire Department is what our metropolis needs."

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley (left) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (right). (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File/ Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Bass said she would sermon the substance astatine a greeting property conference.

Meanwhile, Bass announced she has appointed erstwhile Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year LAFD veteran, arsenic interim occurrence chief.

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