The text messages show how officials first started to realize how bad things were getting and that the windswept blazes had the upper hand.

Los Angeles Mayor Bass removes Fire Chief Crowley amid controversy over fire department's handling of recent deadly ...

Late at night on Jan. 6, Los Angeles Emergency Management Department General Manager Carol Parks sent a text message wishing ...

Text messages sent to and from former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley leading up to LA County’s disastrous wildfires and the weeks ...

One reader says Mayor Bass is deflecting blame by terminating the LAFD chief. Another says the mayor could have fired Crowley ...

The Los Angeles City Council is set to hear former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley’s appeal on Tuesday, March 4, a critical test ...

A hearing will be held at City Hall Tuesday to appeal her firing by Mayor Karen Bass, who has been heavily criticized for the ...

After she was ousted, Crowley decided to remain in the department at a lower rank, an option she had under civil service ...

Crowley will need support from at least 10 of 15 council members to be reinstated–an outcome that remains highly uncertain.