Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The rise of private firefighting companies
I nsurance companies with a lot at stake have recently started hiring private wildfire defense teams to protect their clients’ properties.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readInsurance companies with a lot at stake have recently started hiring private wildfire defense teams to protect their clients’ properties. During the Woolsey fire, private firefighters protected Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s $50 million mansion from the flames.
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Should we keep rebuilding in fire-prone Malibu?- 0:00What will Malibu do differently after the Woolsey Fire?
- 7:59The rise of private firefighting companiesYou’re reading this
- 16:45How is Orange County dealing with Republican candidates’ claims of voter fraud?
- 25:13Comedians Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman on their enduring marriage
The full episode
2 of 4Should we keep rebuilding in fire-prone Malibu?- 0:00What will Malibu do differently after the Woolsey Fire?
- 7:59The rise of private firefighting companiesYou’re reading this
- 16:45How is Orange County dealing with Republican candidates’ claims of voter fraud?
- 25:13Comedians Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman on their enduring marriage