Mayor Bass cited mismanagement and refusal to conduct a post-fire report as reasons for Fire Chief Crowley's removal.

“The brush clearance alone ... In a December memo, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley warned that a $7 million budget reduction for the department’s overtime hours constrained ...

Only 14 of them are routinely available to fight brush fires, several former LAFD chiefs told The Times. The other four are assigned to ambulances at the two stations, although they might help ...