Wildfires, Fire Chief and Los Angeles

Los Angeles Mayor Removes Fire Chief Over Handling of Wildfires
(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 removes fire chief in wake of massive wildfires
Los Angeles Fire Chef Kristin Crowley has been removed from her position by Mayor Karen Bass after wildfires that killed dozens and destroyed hundreds of homes.
LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month
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.
LA Mayor Removes Fire Chief Over Response to Palisades Blaze
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, escalating a public dispute over the city’s handling of the deadly Palisades fire last month.
L.A. Fire Chief Dismissed Amid Controversy Over Handling of Devastating January Wildfires
Mayor Bass cited mismanagement and refusal to conduct a post-fire report as reasons for Fire Chief Crowley's removal.
LA mayor sacks fire chief over handling of deadly blazes
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sacked the city's fire chief on Friday, blaming her for leadership failures in the handling of deadly blazes that tore through the California metropolis in
Firefighter swept into ocean in debris flow as heavy rain pounds Los Angeles
A new atmospheric river is slamming California, including fire-ravaged Los Angeles, where residents are bracing for the ...
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Crashes and Disasters
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Firefighters battle to maintain the upper hand on massive Hughes Fire, north of Los Angeles
The fire remained at 14 percent containment. Nearly 54,000 residents in the Castaic area were still under evacuation warnings, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday.
Trump mulls scrapping FEMA
U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a meeting of global financiers and tech executives hosted by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund in Miami later in February, according to several ...
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Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California
That helped the fight against the Hughes Fire in the Castaic area north of Los Angeles ... evacuation warnings Thursday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. There were no ...
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L.A. Wildfires: SCE Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Hurst Fire North Of Los Angeles
In a filing with the state Public Utilities Commission, Paul Pimentel of SCE wrote that while the Los Angeles Fire ... Department for the exact parameters of the order (in red) as well as the ...
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Firefighters battle to maintain the upper hand on huge fire north of Los Angeles
NBC Universal, Inc. Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north ... ago,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief ...