Private firefighters aren't doing what you likely think they are — not exactly. Reports of wealthy homeowners in the Los Angeles area paying private firefighters thousands of dollars per day ...

Companies who dispatch private firefighter crews told The Telegraph that the full packages to defend homes against wildfires cost at least $25,000 (£20,500) upwards — with an undisclosed top ...

Private firefighter Bradcus Schrandt, right, holds an injured kitten while Joe Catterson watches at the Zogg fire near Ono, Calif., in September 2020.

Turns out people can contract private firefighters, but it's not cheap, as recent media reports have made clear. And it's no guarantee that their properties will be spared. California Wildfires ...

Private firefighters are also not communicating on the same system or always briefed on the overall plan for tackling the fire, he said. “It makes things harder if we’re in a dynamic fire ...

Hiring a private fire crew costs thousands of dollars a day, and most work through government contracts or with insurance companies. Some wealthy property owners are calling them in directly.