LA Fires Live Updates: Mayor’s Office Denies Axing Fire Chief as Pair Meet After Crowley Blasted City Leaders Over Budget

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley was summoned to Mayor Karen Bass' office for a closed-door meeting hours after she slammed the city's leadership over its handling of the fire department's budget as deadly wildfires continue to rip through Southern California, according to reports. The meeting started at 4 p.m., NBC reported, citing sources. SNIP The mayor's office denied media reports that Crowley was fired. "This is false," it said in a statement to ABC7.