Around 5 a.m., two LAFD firefighters in an ambulance were transporting a minor patient to the hospital when they witnessed the suspect in a Chrysler PT Cruiser driving erratically, according to ...

Former LAFD Fire Chief Kristin Crowley leaves the L.A. City Council chambers after loosing her appeal to get job back during Tuesday’s council meeting on March 4, 2025.

Crowley has been with the LAFD for about 25 years, working her way up through the ranks of the department as a firefighter, paramedic, engineer, fire inspector, captain, battalion chief, assistant ...

Feb 28, 2025 Fired LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley has appealed her abrupt dismissal by Mayor Karen Bass (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for MAKERS) Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for MAKERS ...

Former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a more-than-40-year veteran of the department, has been named interim fire chief. Go deeper: LA mayor removes fire chief from duty, citing wildfire response ...

As per the official LAFD report, multiple units including E19, E295, E37, E59, E95, EM9, HM95, RA37, RA59, and T95 all arrived under the command of Battalion Chief 9 to manage the event.

Crowley was named LAFD's 19th fire chief in 2022 by Bass' predecessor, Eric Garcetti, at a time when the department was in turmoil over allegations of rampant harassment, hazing and discrimination.

"Chief Crowley served Los Angeles well and spoke honestly about the severe and profoundly ill-conceived budget cuts the Bass administration made to the LAFD," Caruso said in a statement.

Along with Crowley's firing, Bass announced she has appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year LAFD veteran, as interim fire chief. "While the Department is in the experienced and ...

The firing of Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley by Mayor Karen Bass could be overturned by the L.A. City Council should Crowley file and win an appeal. According to the city’s ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has removed LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley Friday following weeks of tensions that mounted over preparations for the deadly Los Angeles wildfires in January.

Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley will be the first woman and first openly gay person to lead the Los Angeles Fire Department. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.