L.A. Fire Chief Dismissed Amid Controversy Over Handling of Devastating January Wildfires

TIME2 min 13 sec

Six weeks after the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a potential fire and finger-pointing between the chief and City Hall over responsibility for the devastation.
Bass said that she is removing Chief Kristin Crowley immediately.

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