She has a “DEI certification program through Cornell University” under her belt and participates in the “International Association of Fire Chief’s Diversity Executive Leadership Program ...

The LAFD’s fire chief rebutted claims that diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, or DEI, have distracted from the department’s emergency response, which she called her top priority.

Republicans blame DEI for the LA fires. This fire captain disagrees. Lauren Andrade, president of Equity on Fire, predicts efforts to diversify fire departments will face an uphill climb in this ...

LA Fire Dept’s $487,000-per-year diversity chief sparks fury for defending DEI by blaming victim: ‘He got himself in the wrong place’ As Los Angeles battles its worst fire in history, the ...

Right-wing personalities across the internet blaming the devastating Los Angeles wildfires on LGBTQ+ people, specifically LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, who is an out gay woman. Far right media ...

Many conservatives joined the chorus, including Elon Musk, who tweeted, “DEI means people DIE,” framing the mayor and fire chief’s identities — Bass as a Black woman and Crowley as a ...

Critics of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley — a gay woman leading an overwhelmingly male department — call her a “DEI hire” and have questioned her tactics on the morning of the ...

Megyn Kelly begins her SiriusXM program by discussing the horrific wildfires throughout Los Angeles, the lack of preparation by government leaders, how the LA fire chief was focusing on DEI and ...

Examining how influential figures wrongly blame DEI for LA's fire crisis while ignoring climate change and resource management concerns.

Lauren Andrade, president of Equity on Fire, predicts efforts to diversify fire departments will face an uphill climb in this political climate.