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Kristin M. Crowley is the 19th Fire Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). With her wife and children by her side, Chief Crowley took the oath of office on March 25, 2022 – becoming the first female and LGBTQ Fire Chief in the LAFD.
Kristin Crowley - Wikipedia
As chief, Crowley has encouraged programs that increase diversity in the department, saying that a diverse department is needed to serve a diverse city. [7] In 2023, she was appointed to the Homeland Security Advisory Council, the second fire chief to serve in that role. [8] In June 2024, Crowley was a grand marshal at Los Angeles Pride. [9]
Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
5 days ago · “This was a huge natural disaster not any single fire chief could have prevented, whether they had unlimited resources and money,” said Corinne Tapia Babcock, a member of the Los Angeles Fire ...
LA's fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as ...
Jan 11, 2025 · Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of turmoil in a department consumed by complaints of rampant hazing, harassment and discrimination among its 3,400-member ranks. As a career firefighter, she was portrayed by the then-mayor as a stabilizing force.
L.A. fire chief generated controversy - Los Angeles Times
4 days ago · Critics of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley — a gay woman leading an overwhelmingly male department — call her a “DEI hire” and have questioned her tactics on the morning of the ...
Who is Kristin Crowley? Los Angeles fire chief faces wave of anger
Jan 8, 2025 · Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is facing a wave of anger amid wildfires in the state, which have forced thousands to evacuate from their homes. It comes as authorities have said the four ...
Fire chief says the city of L.A. let her agency down - Los Angeles …
Jan 11, 2025 · As firefighters continued to battle massive wildfires Friday, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley stunned many observers with an extraordinary television interview. Crowley, pressed by a Fox...
LA's fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as ...
Jan 12, 2025 · FILE - Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley talks during a news conference at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center in the West Carson area of Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.
LA's fire chief is at the center of a public spat ... - NBC Los Angeles
Jan 12, 2025 · Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of turmoil in a department consumed by complaints of rampant hazing, harassment and discrimination among its...
Kristin Crowley Affirms Oath for LAFD's Highest Sworn Office | Los ...
Mar 25, 2022 · With her wife and children by her side, Chief Crowley took the oath of office on March 25, 2022, becoming the first female, first LGBTQ, and first paramedic to hold the office of Fire Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department.