LA Mayor Removes Fire Chief in Fallout From Palisades Blaze – Go Health Pro

LA Mayor Removes Fire Chief in Fallout From Palisades Blaze – Go Health Pro

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing failures in the department’s response to the devastating Palisades wildfire. Bass appointed former LAFD Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year LAFD veteran, as interim chief while the city launches a search for Crowley’s permanent replacement, according to an emailed statement from her office on … Read more

Second Teen Charged in New Jersey Forest Fire; New York Hopes Rain Douses Blaze – Go Health Pro

LA Mayor Removes Fire Chief in Fallout From Palisades Blaze – Go Health Pro

A second teenager was charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia as “significant” rainfall was expected to help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border Wednesday. Many parts of the Northeast have been under red flag alerts, with firefighters responding to hundreds of brush fires … Read more