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As Los Angeles battles its worst fire in history, fire department’s highly-paid diversity head is facing an inferno of backlash after a bizarre comment surfaced in which she appears defend DEI ...
Megyn Kelly sounded off on Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley and Mayor Karen Bass — charging that the officials’ preoccupation with diversity, equity and inclusion programs ...
A firefighter extinguishes the fire as the Palisades Fire, one of several simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, burns in Mandeville Canyon, a neighborhood of Los Angeles ...
He assumed the role of acting fire chief on August 1, 2022, following the retirement of fire chief Daryl L. Osby. [1] His appointment was made by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors , and it followed a prior interim role during Osby's leave of absence in 2021.
As chief, Crowley has encouraged programs that increase diversity in the department, saying that a diverse department is needed to serve a diverse city. [7] In 2023, she was appointed to the Homeland Security Advisory Council, the second fire chief to serve in that role. [8] In June 2024, Crowley was a grand marshal at Los Angeles Pride. [9]
Ralph Terrazas was the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) from 2014 to 2022. He was the first Latin to serve in the role. He was the first Latin to serve in the role. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was preceded by James G. Featherstone as interim chief and succeeded by Kristin Crowley.
After fire hydrants weren't producing water and homes burned to the ground, residents began calling out Democratic-led leadership in the state, who cut the Los Angeles Fire Department's (LAFD ...
The Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was cut by $17.6 million, about 2%, this fiscal year. The fire chief warned last month it would make it harder to respond to emergencies.