{"id":395806,"date":"2022-01-18T23:24:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T20:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lafd-nominates-kristin-crowley-as-las-first-female-fire-chief\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T23:24:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T20:24:59","slug":"lafd-nominates-kristin-crowley-as-las-first-female-fire-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lafd-nominates-kristin-crowley-as-las-first-female-fire-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"#LAFD nominates Kristin Crowley as LA&#8217;s first female fire chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#LAFD nominates Kristin Crowley as LA&#8217;s first female fire chief<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The first woman has been nominated to lead the Los Angeles Fire Department in its 136-year history, the mayor said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley\u00a0will take over the top position if the nomination\u00a0is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved by the city council, Mayor Eric Garcetti said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no one better equipped to lead the best department in the world and this proud department of the city, and I\u2019m proud to make this history today and to nominate her as our next chief of LAFD,\u201d Garcetti said at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Crowley, who is the administrative operations chief deputy and fire marshal, said she would be committed as fire chief to always keeping the department \u201coperational ready.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs public servants, we took an oath to faithfully serve the citizens of Los Angeles,\u201d she said. \u201cIf confirmed as your new fire chief, I will be fully committed to leading, and inspiring a tremendous department into an exciting future that is filled with new opportunities to grow, to innovate and to empower.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crowley is a 22-veteran of the fire department and made\u00a0history as the department\u2019s first\u00a0fire marshal and the second\u00a0woman to hold the rank of chief deputy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"779\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/lafd-chief-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=779\" alt=\"Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley\" class=\"wp-image-20876136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/lafd-chief-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1558 1558w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/lafd-chief-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1169 1168w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/lafd-chief-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=779 779w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/lafd-chief-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=390 389w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/lafd-chief-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\"\/><figcaption>Kristin Crowley has been with the Los Angeles Fire Department for 22 years. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LAFD<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Garcetti on Tuesday praised her as a leader of \u201cexceptional character\u201d with a relentless desire to help the community, noting how she and her wife, who has retired from the LAFD, helped family members evacuate during the Woolsey Fire in November 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLacking cell service, they couldn\u2019t call for backup for equipment. They just had their firefighting gear, shovels, buckets\u00a0of pool water and garden hoses,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut they\u2019re LAFD. They knew what to do. And together in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le-digit temperatures, through the smoke and exhaustion, Chief Crowley and her wife saved nine out of the 10 homes on that street. If that isn\u2019t heroism in action, I\u2019m not sure what is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LA City Council President Nury Martinez said Crowley is a problem solver who doesn\u2019t shy away from a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s someone who identifies a problem, identifies a solution and executes a plan,\u201d Martinez said at the conference. \u201cToday\u2019s announcement is not just important for women, but for all of us. This is incredibly special because she deserves it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/lafd-chief-22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Image of Los Angeles Fire Department trucks\" class=\"wp-image-20876128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/lafd-chief-22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/lafd-chief-22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/lafd-chief-22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>If approved by the city council, Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley will be the first female chief in the history of the Los Angeles Fire Department.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LAFD<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Crowley would take over the position once Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas retires on March\u00a026 after leading the agency since 2014. <\/p>\n<p>Terrazas, the first Latino to serve as chief, said he was \u201cvery pleased\u201d that Crowley will take over his post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt every assignment, she has performed at the highest level and I believe she will continue to do so,\u201d said Terrazas.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure, the department secured <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> that assists firefighters to better strategize when fighting fires. The LAFD also has developed software that projects the path of a fast-moving brush fire to help determine evacuation areas, and drone technology.<\/p>\n<p>Under his leadership, the LAFD also supervised the city\u2019s free public COVID-19 testing and vaccination programs, which have administered nearly 4.86 million tests and approximately 1.43 million vaccinations so far, city officials said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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