After Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, the news quickly spread, and the city continues to grapple with the devastation left behind by the Pacific Palisades wildfire. Reactions from residents and workers in the Palisades are mixed, with many unsure of the reasons behind the mayor's decision.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday she has fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing in part her response to last month’s devastating wildfires, among the most destructive fires in California’s history.

With tensions rising over the response to the most destructive firestorm in city history, Mayor Karen Bass on Friday dismissed Los Angeles’s fire chief, accusing her of not properly preparing her agency ahead of a blaze that leveled thousands of buildings and left the region reeling.