Text messages released to ABC News through a public records request provide new insight about what local officials were ...

The Los Angeles City Council is set to hear former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley’s appeal on Tuesday, March 4, a critical test ...

Text messages sent to and from former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley leading up to LA County’s disastrous wildfires and the weeks ...

Crowley will need support from at least 10 of 15 council members to be reinstated–an outcome that remains highly uncertain.

Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley’s appeal of her dismissal by Mayor Karen Bass will go before the ...

Kristin Crowley sent a letter to the Los Angeles City Council on Thursday, informing them she is proceeding with an appeal of the mayor's removal of her as fire chief.

Crowley was fired on February 21 by Mayor Karen Bass over her handling of the recent LA wildfires. During a press conference, Bass said Crowley was asked by the fire commissioner to complete an ...

The text messages show how officials first started to realize how bad things were getting and that the windswept blazes had ...

Bass has appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva as interim fire chief. Villanueva served with the LAFD for 41 years ...

After she was ousted, Crowley decided to remain in the department at a lower rank, an option she had under civil service ...

The firing comes a day after Bass said the city’s fire officials were to blame for her lack of preparedness and availability during the blazes.