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The Rise of Private Firefighters

Graham Watson

21st September 2018

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Whoever says that fire services are a public good, or even a quasi-public good? In the United States, record breaking wildfires are fuelling - no pun intended - the rise of private firefighters. They are funded by both homeowners and, increasingly, insurance companies wanting to reduce the size of their payouts.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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