LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- In an exclusive interview, Los Angeles Fire Department Deputy Chief Richard Fields told 7 On Your Side Investigates the plan he helped craft for the January 7 wind event "wasn't enough."

"What I'm sorry for is that it wasn't enough," said Fields. "I can't use the word regret, but I am sorry."

We have wanted to sit down with Deputy Chief Fields since the devastating L.A. wildfires. Back in February, he agreed to talk to ABC7 about the pre-deployment plan he helped built, but the fire department canceled that interview. Now, he is answering all of our questions.

"Was there a failure there in not pre-deploying more?" Eyewitness News Investigative Reporter Kevin Ozebek asked Fields.

"That's not a simple answer," answered Fields. "Failure? No, it wasn't a failure. We

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