Bass said she removed Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley from her position after the fire department chose not to position many of its firefighting resources ahead

Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday morning that she has officially removed Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley effective immediately.Bass has appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year-old LAFD veteran,

Chief Kristin Crowley had accused Mayor Karen Bass’s administration of underfunding the department and Bass accused Crowley of failing to prepare for the firestorm.