Mayor Bass cited mismanagement and refusal to conduct a post-fire report as reasons for Fire Chief Crowley's removal.

Six weeks after devastating wildfires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief amid a public rift over preparations for the fires and finger-pointing between the chief and City Hall.

Six weeks after the start of the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a potential blaze and finger-pointing between the chief and City Hall over responsibility for the devastation.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing Crowley’s placing firefighters off duty and the chief's alleged refusal to conduct an after-action fire report. Crowley notably fought against this year’s $17.

Chief Kristin Crowley had accused Mayor Karen Bass’s administration of underfunding the department and Bass accused Crowley of failing to prepare for the firestorm.

(Reuters) -Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday for her handling of the wildfires in January that killed more than two dozen people and destroyed more than 13,000 structures,

Los Angeles Fire Chef Kristin Crowley has been fired by Mayor Karen Bass after the Palisades and Eaton fires that killed dozens and destroyed hundreds of homes.