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In the days after the Palisades fire broke out, then-Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said that budget cuts had hampered the department’s ability to fight the wind-driven blaze.

She traded barbs with her fire chief, Kristin Crowley, eventually removing Crowley after saying the chief failed to warn her about the concerning weather forecasts.

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After Bass dismissed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, in part for declining to staff additional firefighters ahead of the extreme winds, Park argued that no one should be fired before official reports on the city’s handling of the blaze are finished.

On Feb. 21, Bass removed Kristin Crowley as fire chief, citing Crowley’s deployment decisions before the fire as a reason.