#Mercenaries #Firefighters?😗🤔

"Private Firefighters Are Increasingly Popular with Insurers. But Do They Pose a Risk?"

The #LAFires "...raise questions over how the state should regulate private firefighters and how they should communicate with the public firefighting agencies leading disaster response.."
https://www.independent.com/2025/01/18/private-firefighters-are-increasingly-popular-with-insurers-but-do-they-pose-a-risk/ #InsuranceIndustry #Insurance

#FYI #wildfire #wildfires #firefighters #VLAT #PalisadesFire #AirTanker

VLAT action explained

https://www.instagram.com/p/DEskd4No299/

Read the updates on the LAfires via my @surffeeds
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jh3mn218wqphrs59ya8q6te5 #lafires #losangeles #losangelesfires #firefighters

A huge THANK YOU to all the first responders for your tireless efforts to support Los Angeles in battling the fires.

P.S. Did you know that Canada and Mexico sent firefighters to help with the response? Your courage and solidarity inspire us all.

#LAFires #FireFighters #ThankYou #LA

Via The Majority Report

Hasan's Chat With Incarcerated LA #Firefighters Is SO GOOD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fM92iv3FxQ

#la #losangeles #wildfires #california #lafires

Untold Stories of L.A. Fires: Incarcerated #Firefighters, Black #Altadena & Octavia Butler's Warning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO3efzMvruo

#wildfires #lafires #losangeles

‘Will Pay Any Amount’: Private Firefighters Are in Demand in L.A.

“Hiring a private fire crew costs thousands of dollars a day, and most work through government contracts or with insurance companies. Some wealthy property owners are calling them in directly.”

“About 45 percent of all firefighters working in the United States today are employed privately…”

#PalisadesFire #Firefighters #PrivateFirefighters

Gift link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/us/private-firefighters-la-wildfires.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o04.j7My.rcQKoCBwzLJf&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&tgrp=off

Image from ADSBExchange showing a C130 and Mad Dog passing each other going between Fox Field in Palmdale and the CA fires to load up and drop Phos-chek. It is interesting to watch all the helicopters clear when an MD-80 comes in.
#CaliforniaFires #Firefighters #Aircraft #California #PalisadesFire

Many of the best humans I have had the honor to know are Mexican.

Mexican fire brigades risking lives to help California. Thank you, MEXICO! Proud of them all 🇲🇽

"Sometimes the people that you hurt the most end up being the people that help save you ♥️🥺-Maria"

#LA #Fire #mexico #lafires #calfire #cafire #bomberosvoluntarios #firefighters #volunteers

The president of Mexico confirmed the deployment of Mexican firefighters to LA, underscoring the importance of cooperation in battling natural disasters that know no borders. The contingent includes experienced forest fire specialists prepared to work alongside US crews.

I wouldn't be surprised if Trump will try to round up these heroic men who're willing to help fight the #LaFires, & put them in detention camps.

#GOPRacists #MassDeportations #Firefighters

https://belatina.com/mexican-firefighters-rush-wildfires-california/

No, #LosAngeles didn’t refuse to fill #waterreservoirs prior to #fires

#Firefighters were experiencing water shortages from hydrants because L.A.'s tanks couldn't be refilled as fast as #water was being used.

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/verify/extreme-weather-verify/palisades-los-angeles-fire-hydrants-water-fact-check/536-87045971-aacb-4319-9b39-8d999675eae1

जंगल की आग ने लॉस एंजिल्स को तबाह कर दिया: पांच लोगों की मौत, हजारों इमारतें नष्ट
https://www.newsfeedindia.in/2025/01/los-angeles-wildfires-2025-destruction-deaths-evacuations.html
#LosAngeles #Wildfires #CaliforniaFires #SantaAnaWinds #DisasterRelief #Firefighters #Evacuations #AirQuality #PalisadesFire #LAnews