FEMA administrator Deanna Criswell says California firefighters were 'very prepared' for the fires

FEMA Administrator Deanna Criswell claimed fire officials in Southern California “were very prepared” for the catastrophic fires that erupted last week .

She claimed that the firefighters “have never seen 100-mile-an-hour winds that are fueling the fire” despite the state being forced to deal with fires every year that are spread by the powerful Santa Ana winds.

Criswell also claimed that it was harder for firefighters to reach the fires because it was in “such a populated area”.