"There is nothing new here. Ms. Crowley was removed from her post for her failure to predeploy and her decision to send 1,000 firefighters home instead of keeping them on duty on the morning the fires broke out."
"These false statements were not mistakes but part of a deliberate strategy to divert scrutiny from Bass' decisions and to avoid accountability. Bass made statements to shift blame, including falsely claiming that she was not aware of the nationally anticipated weather event, falsely claiming that the LAFD's budget was not cut, and falsely claiming that LAFD's resources would have supported an additional 1,000 firefighters to fight the blaze."
Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming her dismissal following the January 2025 Palisades Fire was part of an orchestrated effort by Mayor Karen Bass to shift blame and protect the mayor's political reputation. Crowley was removed one month after the fire, with Bass's office citing her failure to predeploy firefighters and decision to send 1,000 firefighters home on the morning fires broke out. Crowley's lawsuit alleges Bass made false statements about not knowing of dangerous weather conditions, about budget cuts, and about firefighter availability. The lawsuit contends these statements were deliberate strategy to divert scrutiny from Bass's decisions, including her absence in Africa during the fire. Crowley seeks unspecified economic and compensatory damages.
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