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

Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. ‘I’m sleeping with one ...

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.

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

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

The rich and powerful of Los Angeles have come under social media attack, as they make highbrow efforts to save their ...

Instead of calling city and country fire services, Los Angeles’ rich seemed content to hire private firefighters to save ...

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 ...

A firetruck, non-potable-water trucks and about a dozen private firefighters were stationed outside Rick Caruso's home in ...