1. a) When did the Palisades Fire start?
b) What did Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) officials refrain from doing despite the life threatening wind warning made by the National Weather Service?
c) When did officials decide to make what should have been preemptive moves?

2. a) What did fire department officials blame for the believed to be weak response to the Palisades Fire?
b) When did officials acknowledge their decisions to not take the necessary actions to deal with the fires?

3. a) How did several former LAFD chiefs with knowledge of department tactics/procedures contradict Chief Kristin Crowley's defense of her decisions?
b) The "deployment model" is a known staffing tactic, according to former Battalion Chief Rick Crawford. Why do you think Chief Crowley chose not to implement this tactic?

4. How did Chief Crowley's spokesperson, as well as another fire official, contradict Crowley's claim that the "ready reserve" engines were inoperable or unavailable?

5. Considering information provided in the LA Times article, what is your reaction to Deputy Chief Richard Fields' response to questions about his plan for deployment? (see para. 13-14)

6. The LAFD has procedures in place to deal specifically with wildfires and high winds. Re-read former LAFD Battalion Chief Rick Crawford's explanation of the procedures the LAFD has in place - and what he would have done in this situation.
Several current and retired LAFD battalion chiefs and administrators wrote a letter to Chief Crowley, demanding she step aside immediately after failing to properly manage the response to the destructive wildfires, according to NewsNation, which obtained a copy of the letter last week. What do you think? Should the Chief resign (or should the mayor, who vowed she would not leave the country while in office but was in Ghana attending the inauguration of the president there) fire her? Explain your answer.