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Ex-LA fire chief Kristin Crowley to appear at hearing after dismissal by Mayor Karen Bass

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Former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley will appeal her termination Tuesday to the Los Angeles City Council after Mayor Karen Bass fired her as head of the Fire Department.

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  1. Foxla

    Ex-LA fire chief Kristin Crowley to appear at hearing after dismissal by Mayor Karen Bass (opens Foxla)

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    Former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley will appeal her termination Tuesday to the Los Angeles City Council after Mayor Karen Bass fired her as head of the Fire Department.

  2. NBC News

    Fired Los Angeles fire chief loses appeal to get her job back after making case to City Council (opens NBC News)

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    LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley lost an appeal to get her old job back in a hearing Tuesday before the City Council that included the 25-year department veteran’s first extensive public comments about the events that led to her firing.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Fired LA fire chief loses reinstatement bid after denying Bass claims (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Los Angeles City Council voted overwhelmingly against reinstating Fire Chief Kristin Crowley after Mayor Karen Bass fired her.

  4. New York Times

    L.A. Fire Chief Loses Her Bid for Reinstatement (opens New York Times)

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    The former chief, Kristin Crowley, said the mayor had falsely accused her of mishandling the Palisades fire, but her dismissal was upheld by the City Council.

  5. The Guardian

    Former LA fire chief loses appeal to win her job back after destructive wildfires (opens The Guardian)

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    Council rejects Kristin Crowley’s bid and backs decision of mayor, who said firing was in best interest of public safety

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