Kristin Crowley is the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). She has served in the position since 2022. [2][3][4] Crowley passed the firefighters' exam in 1998, finishing in the top 50 out of more than 16,000 tests taken. [2] . She joined the LAFD in 2000.

Kristin M. Crowley is the 19th Fire Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). With her wife and children by her side, Chief Crowley took the oath of office on March 25, 2022 – becoming the first female and LGBTQ Fire Chief in the LAFD.

Mar 25, 2022 · With her wife and children by her side, Chief Crowley took the oath of office on March 25, 2022, becoming the first female, first LGBTQ, and first paramedic to hold the office of Fire Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Jan 11, 2025 · Mayor Karen Bass reportedly called LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley into a closed-door meeting shortly after Crowley told FOX 11 that the city had failed the department in preparation for the deadly...

Jan 18, 2025 · Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley was the subject of a blistering five-page letter from current and retired LAFD Bravest demanding she step aside immediately after failing to properly...

Jan 8, 2025 · In 2022, Kristin Crowley was sworn in as the 19th fire chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Her appointment marked the first female and openly gay person to lead the department.

Mar 29, 2023 · It has officially been one year since Kristin Crowley was sworn in as the 19th fire chief in Los Angeles Fire Department history, becoming the first female to hold the position. Since then —...

Jan 17, 2025 · Three years ago, when Kristin Crowley became the first female chief in the history of the Los Angeles Fire Department, she was lauded as a force for stability.

Aug 16, 2023 · Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley. A 22-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department, Crowley is the first woman and the first LGBTQ Fire Chief to lead the LAFD. She will be sworn in at the next HSAC meeting on September 14, 2023.

Jan 12, 2025 · The Los Angeles Fire Department pushed back Friday against speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews continued to battle the wildfires burning across the region.