Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator Deanne Criswell said in an interview that aired Sunday that the Los Angeles area was “very prepared” for the recent wildfires it has faced; however,

Firefighters on Sunday were slowly making progress in their battle to contain the inferno that has razed swathes of Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood to the ground. But still-spreading flames threaten communities in the populous San Fernando Valley.

Active duty U.S. military personnel are on a "prepare to deploy" order, ready to go in and continue to support the firefighting effort, Criswell said.