LAFD officials demand chief’s ouster for wildfires mismanagement

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley has come under attack for her handling of the deadly wildfires. Several current and former LAFD battalion chiefs and administrators are calling for her retirement.

In a scathing five-page letter obtained by NewsNation, the group puts the number of fatalities and the loss of property at Crowley’s feet and says her retirement “would be best for the citizens of Los Angeles” and members of the department.

Crowley told Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass that nearly $18 million in budget cuts within the department’s budget would affect its ability to respond to emergencies. In a memo to the mayor, Crowley wrote that the cuts “has severely limited the department’s capacity to train for and respond to large-scale emergencies, including wildfires,” NBC Los Angeles reported.