Mayor Bass has appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year-old LAFD veteran, as interim fire chief.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass dismissed the city’s fire chief following her management of the devastating wildfire that tore ...

Chief Kristin Crowley made television appearances while fires were still raging to blame the mayor for leaving the fire ...

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has been removed by Mayor Karen Bass in the wake of the devastating Palisades and ...

Among the reasons cited for Crowley's removal was the sending home firefighters when the fires broke out, and her refusal to conduct an after-action report.

Bass, who has been criticized for being out of the country when the wildfires began to rage across L.A. County, said Crowley ...

The tiered assessment applies to all property sales in the city — of which the Palisades community is a part of — and is triggered with transactions of $5.15 million, which are levied a 4 percent tax.

While discussions are still ongoing over precise conditions for federal assistance, Trump aide Ric Grenell said the ...

Mayor Karen Bass said she was "acting in the best interests of Los Angeles’ public safety" in removing Kristin Crowley as fire chief.

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley has been fired by Mayor Karen Bass, effective immediately, after allegedly ...

Mayor Karen Bass has dismissed Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley following the deadly Los Angeles wildfires ...

Kristin Crowley's removal, effective immediately, answers a need for "new leadership to the Fire Department," the mayor says.