Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ firing of the city’s fire chief is not sitting well with firefighters who have been battling the wildfires that engulfed the area last month.

Bass fired fire Chief Kristin Crowley last week, blaming her for the city’s initial poor response to the fire. Freddy Escobar, president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, harshly criticized the mayor for the move.

“We don’t have enough firefighters, not enough working rigs, broken down fire hydrants and a water supply that ran dry, but Chief Crowley is the one who gets terminated? It doesn’t make sense,” he said.

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