The Los Angeles Fire Department refuted the speculation that Chief Kristin Crowley had been dismissed on Friday as crews continue to battle the wildfires across the region.

Kristin Crowley, in multiple interviews, drew a connection between budget cuts to her department and the city’s struggle to combat the wildfires.

Chief Kristin Crowley said during an interview Friday that the city failed the department amid the ongoing wildfires in Southern California that have taken at

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said that the City of Los Angeles failed it's residents after failing to properly fund the fire department.