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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by marshf on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @05:23PM (#18720403)
These private firefighters are generally contracted to government agencies. This is the same thing the US government or CALFIRE will do during any Type 1 incident.

The same as a concert promoter hiring off-duty cops.

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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by dv_dt on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @05:25PM (#18720421)
Ah, I understand that happens, but that's not what I was referring to. I was referring to private homeowners and insurance companies hiring firefighters.

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-private-firefig...

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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by FireBeyond on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @06:29PM (#18720988)
Companies like Rural/Metro, traditionally ambulance/EMS companies, have expanded into private fire, in those places (one notable city is Grants Pass, OR).
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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by JshWright on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @07:26PM (#18721387)
Rural/Metro is now American Medial Response (they were acquired and all the operations rebranded).
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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by FireBeyond on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @08:29PM (#18721759)
Oh yeah, forgot about that!
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