The fire chief Kristin Crowley refuses that Karen Bass shoots according to California forest fires

The former fire chief of Los Angeles, Kristin Crowley, began the appeal procedure after the decision of Mayor Karen Bass a week ago.

Your decision is made after the decision of bass has raised the criticism of city council members and the public for the “wrong presentation of the facts”.

Crowley announced the appeal to the members of the city council on Thursday.

“I decide, the appeal in Los Angeles Charter, Article V, Section 5.08 (e), submitted by Mayor Bass on February 21, 2025 from the position of the fire brigade of the fire brigade of Los Angeles City” Crowley's note from the position of the Los Angeles City Fire Department. “I look forward to hearing from you about the next steps if available.”

Bass announced that she fired Crowley after the devastating Palisades Fire last month and the former deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year-old LAFD veteran, appointed interim fire department chief. She said it was in the best interest of Los Angeles.

“In the best interest of public security in Los Angeles and for the operations of the fire brigade of Los Angeles, I removed Kristin Crowley as fire chief. We know that 1,000 firefighters who could break out the morning on which the fires could break out were sent home to Chief Crowley's watch. In addition, there was a necessary step towards an investigation by the President of the Fire Brigade Commission that Chief Crowley should make a report on the fires. The chief declined. These require their distance. The heroism of our firefighters – during the palisade fire and every single day – is without question. Bringing the new tour to the fire brigade is what our city needs. ”

Council President Marqueeece Harris-Dawson added the appeal to the times of the day after the announcement of Crowley to be discussed at a special council meeting on Friday at 5 p.m.

United Firefighters from Los Angeles City Local 112, the union who represents city fire brigade and are a follower of Crowley, said in a contribution to Facebook that it was outrageous to hear a “special assembly” with just 24-hour announcement to hear Chief Crowley's appointment.

“This is an example of why the public does not trust the town hall and the constant misconceptions that we have seen our city guides since the outbreak of the fires on January 7th. This is not transparent, fair or fair. It is another public mistake that comes from the town hall that the people of Los Angeles continue to question the motifs and trustworthiness of the leaders of our city, ”said the post office.

The union continued that they believe that the reasons why it was terminated was produced, and in reality crowley was released because she had said the truth.

“Our ranking firefighters on the ground support the Chief Crowley. They know the truth, we have it back and we will fight for their right to make the record clear, ”they said.

“This is the first city council meeting that we may ever know that is planned for a Friday at 5:00 p.m. 24-hour announcement. It is obvious that some in the city council will try to bury this problem when nobody observes it and takes account of it. The members of the city council have to ask themselves whether they want to decide the fate of our fire chief in this way. What happens is wrong and everyone knows. “

Crowley's appointment requires a vote of at least 10 out of 15 members in their favor. It remains unclear how the vote will last because four council members were behind bass during the press conference when they announced the decision to remove crowley.

The council member Bob Blumenfield believes that it is in the mayor's right to rent and fire.

“She must have the full trust of her general managers and her bosses. If she has lost this self -confidence, she has the right to align the head of a department or fire chief, he said at the beginning of this week.

The Los Angeles City Charter gives the mayor the opportunity to remove most department heads, including the fire chief, without the consent of the council.

The charter also gives the dismissed employee the right to make the decision against the decision with the possibility of reinstatement.

The city council has 10 session days to react to Crowley's submission according to the Charter.