Many people had never heard of private firefighters until recent days, when a post on X from a Los Angeles resident went viral.“Does anyone have access to private firefighters to protect our home in Pacific Palisades? Need to act fast here,” he wrote on X, outlets including the Los Angeles Times reported. “Will pay any amount.”The post was deleted, but not before drawing attention to a little-known industry: Fire protection crews who are not pai…

Portland

Multnomah County

Oregon

United States

Private firefighters are helping out in LA wildfires. It raises ethical questions

More than a week after enormous blazes spread unchecked through swathes of America's second-largest metropolis, questions are being asked about how some of the city's super-rich seem to have survived almost unscathed.

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Gautam Adani

New Delhi

Delhi

India

Burnt Homes vs Tanker Trucks: Private Firefighters On Wealth Divide In Los Angeles

CNN’s Josh Campbell reports on the controversy surrounding some private firefighters being hired by some neighborhoods and insurance companies to step in for an understaffed Los Angeles Fire Department.

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Warner Bros. Discovery

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

Private firefighters hit back at criticism that they are only helping the wealthy in Los Angeles

On one side of the street lie the ashes of ruined houses, lost to the huge blazes that defeated Los Angeles firefighters when hydrants ran dry.On the other side, a small village of shops is still intact, watched over by tanker trucks and an army of private firemen.More than a week after enormous blazes spread unchecked through swathes of America's second largest metropolis, questions are being asked about how some of the city's super-rich seem t…

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John K. Byrne

Michael Rogers (publisher)

Private firefighters highlight wealth divide in ruined Los Angeles

Insurers are deploying private firefighters amid the Los Angeles wildfires. Are they an added bonus for all — or only for those who can afford them?

National Public Radio, Inc

Washington

District of Columbia

PACIFIC PALISADES — On one side of the street lie the ashes of ruined houses, lost to the huge blazes that defeated Los Angeles firefighters when hydrants ran dry.

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Stock Exchange of Thailand

Bangkok

Thailand

Oregon Public Broadcasting

A millionaire from California hires private firefighters at any price to save his mansion. Thousands of people have been evacuated and affected by the

Un millonario de California contrata bomberos privados a cualquier precio para salvar su mansión. Miles de personas han sido evacuadas y afectadas por la

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El Economista

Private firefighters at any price

KPBS

California State University

Robert MacKenzie is an assistant fire chief — but not the kind who works for your local fire department. As the Palisades Fire bore down on Southern California last week, the private fire crew he oversees headed out to help defend homes for their customers: insurance companies that offer wildfire protection to wealthy homeowners and […]

Cal Matters

Sacramento

Sacramento County

California

Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk?

There is a growing and controversial ecosystem of private firefighting companies that have seen themselves thrust into the spotlight as some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Los Angeles have gone up in flames.

Private firefighters are helping out in LA wildfires. It raises ethical questions

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