Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass Los Angeles, has announced that she has removed Lafd -Chef Kristin Crowley from her position on her controversial treatment of the deadly forest fires of January.
The announcement confirms the exclusive report of DailyMail.com last month, that Crowley was told that she was being fired, which was at that time refused by the mayor's office.
Mayor Bass blamed Crowley for reporting 1,000 firefighters instead of keeping them employed in the morning that the devastating fires broke out on 7 January those entire neighborhoods wipe off the map.
“Acting in the best interest of the public safety of Los Angeles, and for the activities of the Los Angeles fire brigade I removed Kristin Crowley as a fire brigade commander,” Bass said in a statement on Friday morning.
'We know that 1,000 firefighters who could have served in the morning, broke out the fires, were sent home instead on Chief Crowley's Watch.
“Moreover, a necessary step towards an investigation was the president of the fire committee who told Chief Crowley to make a naaction report about the fires. The chef refused. These require her removal.
'The heroism of our firefighters – during the Palisade and every day – is without a doubt. Bringing new leadership to the fire brigade is what our city needs. '
Bass appointed main representative Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year-old Lafd veteran, as an interim fire commander.
Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles, announced on Friday afternoon that she had met Lafd -Chef Kristin Crowley and immediately removed from her position.
“Trading in the best interest of the public safety of Los Angeles, and for the activities of the Los Angeles fire brigade I removed Kristin Crowley (photo) as a fire brigade commander,” Bass said in a statement
The tensions were already at the boiling point between Bas and Crowley, even before the disastrous fires broke out.
The mayor pushed budget reductions of $ 17.6 million through a recent council mood, as a result of which Crowley would write her a memo on December 4 and the oblique line warned 'the capacity of the department to prepare, train and respond to large -scale emergency situations , including forest fires. '
And DailyMail.com exclusively revealed a second Lafd Memo written on the day before the Palisades Fire started, with another $ 49 million in cutbacks demanded by Bass.
When, in shocking statements to Fox La on Friday, January 10, Crowley said she was not informed that the Santa Ynez -reservoir in the Palisades had been empty for weeks and offline with planned maintenance by La Department of Water and Power (DWP).
Crowley also seemed to point his finger at DWP for running out of water to offer firefighters who fought the fire this week.
“We were not aware,” she said, referring to the empty reservoir. 'I don't know how the water comes to the hydrants. Please suggest DWP.
“It is my job to get up and say, rightly, exactly what the fire brigade needs,” the chef added.
'When a fireman comes to a hydrant, we expect that there will be water. We have no control over the water supply. We are there to protect lives and property.
In Los Angeles, more than 18,000 structures were destroyed in the fires that took place last January, because tens of thousands of people were forced from their houses, with at least 29 people known to have lost their lives in the crisis
She said that her firefighters did absolutely everything they could do to save and save the life and property of people. '
The alleged return of the mayor for the comments was almost immediately, sources told DailyMail.com.
That afternoon, sources near the crowley office said that the fire brigade commander was told that she would be fired and that she had said goodbye to her staff before meeting Bas.
“She went to the meeting and said goodbye, because she was told that the whole goal of the meeting was to fire her,” said the source close to Crowley's office.
“When she was called in at the meeting, it was with the direct goal of firing her.
“What happened in that meeting, the Spirit was changed.
'Either Bass realized that it would be suicide to fire her, and came to her senses, or Crowley spoke her out.
“She came back to the office briefly, said her staff:” I have not been fired yet “and went into a meeting with all her leaders. “
Lafd confirmed the meeting between Crowley and Bass in a statement to DailyMail.com – but added that the fire brigade commander was “not rejected.”
According to the Los Angeles TimesBass claimed that Crowley did not warn her about the risk of large fires before the Palisades Fire and other Blazes inflamed.
In response, the Los Angeles fire brigade stated that the standard preparation procedures had followed prior to the forest fires in January, coordination with city departments and chosen officials.
The Times Report noted that although Crowley usually informed the mayor of critical fire conditions, she did this until January 7 – after the Palisades had already started.
The National Weather Service had issued several warnings about a wind event on 3 January.
Bass left for a business trip for Ghana the next day.
She explained that the Biden administration asked her to go to the African country to represent the then president.
Bizarre enough, the Democratic legislator also revealed that she is now opening an investigation why nobody stopped her.
In Los Angeles, more than 18,000 structures were destroyed in the fires that took place last January, because tens of thousands of people were forced from their houses, with at least 29 people who were known to have lost their lives in the crisis.
