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In a Thursday interview released Friday on “CBS Evening News,” LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley denied that diversity initiatives have hindered emergency responses, emphasizing: “My number one priority is making sure that we can take care of the community that we took an oath to take care of, and with that is our ability to respond to emergencies.”
Crowley also added the following to her statement:
“My top three priorities since day one [have] been this, I want to clearly articulate that: The number one priority from day one is ensuring that the LAFD has the capability to respond to our emergency calls, that we’re able to provide services to the citizens every single day, every single hour. That’s my number one priority. The number two priority has been and will continue to be focusing on our firefighters’ safety, health, and well-being. My third priority is encouraging a positive work environment, and that has not changed since day one.”
Norah O’Donnell, host of the CBS program, then asked, “And has that effort at diversity been over your efforts in order to fight these fires? Because that’s been the criticism. You know it’s out there.”
“Absolutely not,” Crowley responded. “Again, my number one priority is making sure that we can take care of the community that we took an oath to take care of, and with that is our ability to respond to emergencies.”
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