Ousted LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley files claim saying she was defamed and thrown under the bus by Bass after January fires

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The background : Bass fired Crowley in February , saying the former chief failed to mobilize enough firefighters before the Palisades Fire broke out the month before. Shortly following her firing, Crowley said she based her actions “on taking care of our firefighters so that they could take care of our communities."

What is Crowley claiming? Crowley claims that after she told the public Bass had cut the Fire Department’s operating budget by $17.6 million, the mayor retaliated and removed from her position. Crowley also alleges that Bass and her office simultaneously launched a smear campaign built on falsehoods.

What are the demands? Crowley and her legal team want an immediate retraction of all “false statements,” a formal and public apology and an end to all alleged on