Which insurers have most home policies in L.A. fire area? Data points to two
State Farm General and the California FAIR Plan — cover more homes in the areas where the Los Angeles County fires have burned than any others, according to a Chronicle analysis. They’re also the two ...
Breaking: Casa Fire reported in El Dorado County on Jan. 16
A new wildfire was reported today at 2:09 p.m. in El Dorado County. Casa Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, ...
Breaking: Carpenter Fire reported in Placer County on Jan. 16
First discovered: 1:20 p.m. Jan. 16 A new wildfire was reported today at 1:20 p.m. in Placer County. Carpenter 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 ...
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Rick Caruso Allegedly Hired Private Firefighters to Protect Restaurants Inside His Pacific Palisades Development
Plus, multiple fundraisers for wildfire survivors, Smorgasburg reopens on Sunday, and LA’s restaurant community steps up ...
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 ...
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 ...
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If the Rich Really Did Flee L.A., Rebuilding Might Be Easier
The wealthy will ride out the crisis on private islands—or so the story goes. Instead, they’re sticking around, distorting housing and insurance markets.