A veteran Los Angeles-area fire chief ripped into Mayor Karen Bass her “failure of leadership” by taking a trip to Africa just days before the deadly fires erupted. ”Responsibility for continuity of leadership and citywide coordination rests with the mayor, and in this case, that responsibility was not met.””This was not a failure of effort by firefighters,” Butler added. When they are shaped to protect reputations or manage narrative, future lives are put at risk.’’Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newslettersCalifornia Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn California Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X California Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here! California Post App: Download here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here! It’s cutting your nose, your ears and everything else.”The post LA fire chief rips ‘massive failure of leadership’ by Karen Bass in damning Senate testimony appeared first on New York Post.