Los Angeles Hearth Chief Kristin Crowley has been eliminated by Mayor Karen Bass within the wake of the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires that killed dozens and destroyed tons of of houses.
Bass mentioned on Friday that she eliminated Crowley as a result of firefighters have been despatched dwelling as a substitute of getting used when the fires broke out final month.
“We all know that 1,000 firefighters that would have been on obligation on the morning the fires broke out have been as a substitute despatched dwelling on Chief Crowley’s watch,” Bass mentioned in an announcement. “Moreover, a needed step to an investigation was the President of the Hearth Fee telling Chief Crowley to do an after motion report on the fires. The Chief refused. These require her elimination.”
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