Press Play with Madeleine Brand
For-Profit Disaster Rescue Services
If you like risky adventures, you’ve probably considered signing up for a disaster rescue service. These organizations promise to save you when you’re trapped on the mountain and can’t get down—all for a price of course. But their services are not available to non-paying victims of natural disasters like avalanches or earthquakes.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIf you like risky adventures, you’ve probably considered signing up for a disaster rescue service. These organizations promise to save you when you’re trapped on the mountain and can’t get down—all for a price of course. But their services are not available to non-paying victims of natural disasters like avalanches or earthquakes. This has raised some touchy ethical questions about the for-profit rescue industry.
