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Crowley’s firing followed Times investigations into her decisions to not keep 1,000 firefighters on duty in the hours before the blaze broke out and to not pre-deploy to the Palisades any of the dozens of extra fire engines that were available, despite warnings of life-threatening fire weather.

Nearly three hours later, Morales, who was on duty and in full uniform, entered the public lobby and restroom of the sheriff’s Central Division Station in south Sacramento.

A Times investigation found that Fire Department officials could have ordered about 1,000 firefighters to remain on duty as winds were building but opted against it.

The officers will remain on duty while the internal investigation moves forward, according to Railsback.

Cross, who was the supervisor on duty during the incident, was originally charged with felony assault and faced up to three years in state prison.