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LA mayor ousts fire chief amid wildfire response criticism
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday ousted the chief of the city's Fire Department, weeks after blazing wildfires devastated the area.
The move comes amid ongoing scrutiny of the city's response to wildfires that killed at least 28 people, destroyed more than 15,000 structures and impacted an untold number of lives.
The mayor's officereleased a statement saying it was removing Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley and naming Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva her replacement.
Bass' decision comes weeks after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in early January that devastated communities across the county.
The blazes broke out on Jan. 7, when the Palisades Fire erupted, burning nearly 24,000 acres and destroying over 9,000 structures. The Eaton fire sprouted up hours later near Pasadena, taking with it over 9,000 structures.
Bass announced the move on X, writing: "Acting in the best interests of Los Angeles’ public safety, and for the operations of the Los Angeles Fire Department, I have removed Kristin Crowley as Fire Chief. 1,000 firefighters were sent home on Chief Crowley’s watch the day the fires broke out. Chief Crowley refused to do an after action report on the fires."
Interim Chief Villanueva
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2025 Philippine local elections in the Negros Island Region
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