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Insurance companies and wealthy LA residents hire private firefighters for protection
In the Los Angeles wildfires, private firefighters have been hired by insurance companies and wealthy residents to protect homes and businesses. We take a look at who they are and what they do.
Firefighters continue to battle California fires as death toll rises to 27
Firefighters on Thursday continued to battle the two largest fires, which have killed 27 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures.
Breaking: Turtle Ridge Fire reported in Orange County on Jan. 16
A new wildfire was reported today at 11:30 p.m. in Orange County. Turtle Ridge Fire has been burning on private land. At this ...
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Private firefighters highlight wealth divide in ruined 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 ...
Breaking: Todd Fire reported in Los Angeles County on Jan. 16
First discovered: 1:36 p.m. Jan. 16 A new wildfire was reported today at 1:36 p.m. in Los Angeles County. Todd Fire has been ...
Private firefighters breakdown how they spend most of their time — and it's not protecting mansions
Protecting private homes during a wildfire for thousands of dollars a day is a tiny sliver of what private firefighters do ...
These L.A. Homeowners Installed Private Fire Hydrants. Here’s How They Fared.
Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. “I’m sleeping with one ...
VERIFYING claims about inmates who fight wildfires in California
How much do incarcerated firefighters in California make? Will they be able to get firefighting jobs upon release? Here’s ...
Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire
About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.
Fact Check: Video does not show Getty Villa ablaze during California wildfires
A video of the grounds of a private estate in flames during the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles has been miscaptioned as ...
LA Times Today: Private firefighters in place to help Rick Caruso’s home and neighborhood
Cal Fire says it has more than 7,800 firefighters assigned to the Palisades and Eaton fires. Some crews have come from other states, even other countries. But a fortunate few have had their homes and ...
Wildfire Risk Rising in Winston-Salem and Greensboro, dry week in North Carolina
As brisk conditions persist and dry cold fronts arrive this week, there is a risk for rapidly spreading brush fires and wildfires in North Carolina from Burlington to Mount Airy.