Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has removed the L.A. Fire Chief Kristen Crowley from her position in the wake of the devastating wildfires that burned through thousands of acres of land, and reduced the Pacific Palisade, Malibu, and other areas around the city to ash.

Mayor Karen Bass has removed Los Angeles Fire Department chief Kristin Crowley after weeks of a public rift. Bass has criticized Crowley for a lack of preparation and mishandling the city's wildfire response,