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LA fire chief says city failed residents in wildfire prep, budget cuts: 'Screaming to be properly funded'
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said that the City of Los Angeles failed its over 100,000 displaced residents who were forced to evacuate from the ongoing wildfire siege.
LA relied on teen volunteers for years despite fire chief's warning, but leaders can't be sued: lawyer
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley asked for full-time employees to augment a mostly volunteer brush-clearing crew two years ago.
L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
Critics of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley — a gay woman leading an overwhelmingly male department — call her a “DEI ...
NBC Los Angeles26d
LA's fire chief engages in a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage
Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of turmoil in a department consumed by complaints of rampant hazing, harassment and discrimination among its 3,400-member ...
What Really Happened With the L.A. Fire Department Budgets?
LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley is at the center of a media storm, sparking budget questions and calls for resignation.
New York Post22d
LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley accused of firing employee for exposing financial misconduct, harassment in new suit
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley was named in a lawsuit filed by a former longtime employee who said she spoke up about months of egregious misconduct by the chief and another top official ...
Daily Mail29d
James Woods rips LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley for focusing on DEI instead of 'filling the reservoirs'
While praising 'the people' of the LAFD, he trashed the leadership of Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, who is openly a lesbian. He specifically cited a portion of Crowley's bio that her 'highest ...
NBC Los Angeles29d
LA Fire Chief warned last month that budget cuts would affect response to large-scale emergencies
The LA Fire Chief warned in the weeks before the ... including wildfires," Chief Kristin Crowley wrote in a memo Dec. 4, 2024. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every ...
Politifact20d
Here’s what we know about LA fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked
Donald Trump Jr., conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and actor James Woods have made accusations similar to Musk’s. DEI initiatives broadly include efforts to increase diversity in ethnicity, gender, ...
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Who Is Kristin Crowley? Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Wave of Anger
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 the four ...
Mother Jones24d
The Los Angeles Fire Chief at the Center of the Storm
Kristin Crowley was appointed Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of turmoil in a department consumed by complaints of rampant hazing, harassment, and discrimination among its 3,400-member ranks.