Re: [OT] Bass fires fire chief

On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:17:30 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
<ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
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I was interested to see that LA mayor Karen Bass has (finally) fired the
chief of the LA Fire Department.

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https://www.castanet.net/news/World/534600/LA-mayor-dismisses-fire-chief-over-response-to-most-destructive-wildfire-in-city-history-last-month

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There would appear to be ample justification for this firing. I'm
disappointed to see that Bass is still the mayor of LA though. I thought
there was a move to force her out too?

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Given the cuts in the firefighting budget, was there a plan to
pre-deploy men and equipment during fire season that the mayor's office
overrode?
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I've also read that a great deal of firefighting vehicles and apparatus
were out of repair. Was that the fault of the fire chief or the mayor's
office?
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My guess is this is buck passing.

Agreed. Based on the few reports I've seen it seems like there was no
reasonable justification given for the firing (asking for an immediate
after action report just a few weeks after the fires) so it does feel
more like a way to avoid blame. It does sound like there are pathways
for the fire chief to fight the removal if she wishes which may bring
to light whether the firing was reasonable or just buck passing.