LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The former Los Angeles Fire Department chief who was ousted by Mayor Karen Bass after the most destructive wildfire in city history has filed a legal claim against the city and ...

Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley filed a legal claim Wednesday against the city and Mayor Karen Bass for defamation, retaliation and negligence, alleging she was the victim of a pattern ...

Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a legal claim against the city and Mayor Karen Bass. Crowley alleges she was fired in retaliation and defamed after speaking out against the ...

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LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles fire chief who was dismissed after the blazes in January that left picturesque neighborhoods in cinders has filed a claim against Mayor Karen Bass, saying Bass made the ...

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Former Chief Kristin Crowley of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is suing Democratic Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles over her termination, CBS Los Angeles reported Wednesday. “Here’s the lawsuit ...

The former Los Angeles fire chief filed a legal claim against the city Wednesday, alleging that Mayor Karen Bass “orchestrated a campaign of misinformation, defamation, and retaliation” to protect her ...

As Southern California braces for its hottest weather of the summer, the Los Angeles Fire Department is rolling out a new unit that specializes in stomping out brush fires. The group, known as CREW 4, ...