Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday she has fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing in part her response to last month’s devastating wildfires, among the most destructive fires in California’s history.

Kristin Crowley made her first public statement Saturday since being removed as the Los Angeles Fire Department Chief by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Kristin Crowley has made her first public comments since she was removed as the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department by Mayor Karen Bass on Friday. The firing was made effective immediately on