Private firefighters are a growing part of insurance companies’ strategy to head off wildfire-related damages. But Cal Fire ...

On one side of the street lie the ashes of ruined houses, lost to the huge blazes that defeated Los Angeles firefighters when ...

Amid the devastation of the fires, private firefighters have sparked anger, a sign of inequality between the city's ...

Private firefighters are working alongside municipal departments to battle the wildfires. Here's how much they cost.

Protecting private homes during a wildfire for thousands of dollars a day is a tiny sliver of what private firefighters do ...

The BBC's Emma Vardy visits a community outside the evacuation zone where some residents are not taking any chances.

Hiring a private fire crew costs thousands of dollars a day, and most work through government contracts or with insurance ...

Private firefighters hired by the government, insurance companies or individuals are among the thousands of responders ...

Of course, firefighter unions don’t like the competition, just as they dislike volunteer firefighting departments.

While social media amplifies (and attacks) wealthy homeowners offering to "pay any amount" for mitigation — and such outfits ...

Not everything has been torched in the California wildfires. Some of those wealthy enough to do so invested in fire ...