Former L.A. Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a legal claim accusing Mayor Karen Bass of defamation. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) The former Los Angeles fire chief filed a legal claim against ...

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has been let go effective immediately, Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday. Bass said she met with Crowley Friday and removed her from the position ...

LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles fire chief who was dismissed after the blazes in January that left picturesque neighborhoods in cinders has filed a claim against Mayor Karen Bass, saying Bass made the ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department chief, who was removed in February over the department’s response to the raging wildfires, accused LA Mayor Karen Bass of waging a “misinformation” campaign against her ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Kristin Crowley has issued a statement on her removal as Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired Crowley as Chief Friday effective immediately. Bass said the ...

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley, who was ousted by Mayor Karen Bass in the aftermath of the deadly Palisades Fire, has sued the city over her termination, ...

The former Los Angeles fire chief filed a legal claim against the city Wednesday, alleging that Mayor Karen Bass “orchestrated a campaign of misinformation, defamation, and retaliation” to protect her ...