Kristin Crowley, in multiple interviews, drew a connection between budget cuts to her department and the city’s struggle to combat the wildfires.

Chief Kristin Crowley said during an interview Friday that the city failed the department amid the ongoing wildfires in Southern California that have taken at

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley told Fox 11 that the city had failed her department, saying budget cuts had hampered their ability to respond to the fires.

There has been fierce criticism of the response to the deadly blazes, with governor Gavin Newsom, city mayor Karen Bass and fire chief Kristin Crowley among the targets.

With five major wildfires continuing to devastate neighborhoods across Los Angeles, Khloe Kardashian took to Instagram to admit she wasn’t a fan of Mayor Karen Bass right now. The Good American founder slammed the mayor next to a video of Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley telling Fox 11 Los Angeles that the city had failed them after recent cuts to the department’s budget.

Khloé Kardashian, Sophia Bush and Henry Winkler have been supporting those in need following the Pacific Palisades wildfires - and have a no-nonsense attitude for the suspected arsonists adding fuel to the fire.