For the first time since firing Los Angeles City Fire Chief Kristen Crowley, Mayor Karen Bass took questions in a press conference Wednesday – pushing her to address the fallout. While the press conference was held to discuss the city’s rebuilding and recovery efforts following the Palisades and Eaton fires,

Union President Freddy Escobar, a 35-year LAFD veteran, said firefighters stand united in recognizing the decision to remove Crowley as fire chief a "grave mistake" by the mayor.