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The Rise of Private Firefighters
21st September 2018
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.
Climate change capitalism: the booming business of private firefighters https://t.co/rZJM7LXTmX
— Guardian Business (@BusinessDesk) September 20, 2018
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