Current and former officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) are calling for LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley to resign immediately.
In a 5-page letter that includes no signatures, several current and former chief officers – which includes battalion chiefs, assistant chiefs, and deputy chiefs – blamed Crowley for the poor response to the California wildfires, NewsNation reported.
“Chief, please focus on your current duties and responsibilities which currently should be focused on mitigating and stabilizing the Palisades fire,” the officials wrote in a letter obtained by NewsNation’s Rich McHugh. “Your outburst regarding the budget and the statement that the ‘City failed the LAFD’ was ill-advised, poorly timed and took away from the most important issue, the Palisades fire.”
The letter is referring to Crowley’s comments on January 10, when she told reporters…
