Oklahoma bill proposes clothing allowance to help rural volunteer firefighters
Oklahoma firefighters could soon see a clothing allowance. How a rural department says this would impact their crew.
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LA's fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage
Uh, here with us today, Fire Chief Kristen Crowley, Police Chief Jim McDonnell, FEMA Regional Administrator Bob Fenton, District director Julie Julie Klaus of the Small Business Administrator ...
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LA fire chief says city failed department amid ongoing Southern California wildfires
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Kristin Crowley said during an interview Friday that the city failed the department amid the ongoing wildfires in Southern California that have taken at ...
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L.A. fire chief meets with mayor after saying the city failed her agency
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 11 ...
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A month before fires, L.A. fire chief warned budget cuts were hampering emergency response
Before wildfires broke out across Los Angeles, the city's fire chief said that budget cuts were hampering the department's ability to respond to emergencies, a department memo shows. Funding for ...
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Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department push back against speculation chief was dismissed
The Los Angeles Fire Department pushed back Friday against speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews continued to battle the wildfires burning across the region.
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Los Angeles Fire Department's diversity chief blames fire victims in shocking viral video defending DEI
In the public relations video that re-emerged from 2019, Deputy Chief Kristine Larson - who heads the Equity and Human Rights Bureau - defended the fire department's use of DEI hiring practices.
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A month before fires, L.A. fire chief warned about impact of budget cuts
Before wildfires broke out across Los Angeles, the city's fire chief said that budget cuts were hampering the department's ability to respond to emergencies, a department memo shows. Funding for ...
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LA’s fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage
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 ...
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Lurie names new San Francisco fire chief
SAN FRANCISCO - Newly inaugurated San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie appointed a new fire chief on Friday, the department announced. Battalion chief Dean Crispen will replace Sandra Tong ...
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LA fire chief says city failed residents in wildfire prep, budget cuts: 'Screaming to be properly funded'
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said that the City of Los Angeles failed its over 100,000 displaced residents who were forced to evacuate from the ongoing wildfire siege.
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LA's fire chief engages in a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage
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 ...