Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley will go before the City Council Tuesday to make her case that she should be reinstated after her firing a week ago by Mayor Karen Bass.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass terminated LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley Friday afternoon, blaming her for improperly staffing the Palisades and Eaton fires. "Acting in the best ...

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 ...

Eyewitness News obtained a LAFD incident report showing the first call to 911 that reported the Palisades Fire was made on Jan. 7 at 10:29 a.m.

Bass appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year LAFD veteran, as interim fire chief. Later Friday, the mayor's office said Crowley has exercised her civil service right to remain ...