“The pre-deployment is very, very thoughtful and strategic,” LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley said at the news conference. She said fire patrols and engines were positioned in high-risk ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley Wednesday defended pre-deployment decisions made by the agency prior to last week's devastating windstorm that fanned the ...

LAFD Deputy Chief Richard Fields, who was in charge of the staffing decisions prior to the wind event, told The Times the pre-deployment was “appropriate for immediate response.” ...

So the LAFD began to marshal its defenses in the days before the arrival of the winds ... Among the additional rigs were more than 20 that were pre-deployed to those stations and 18 “ready ...