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Los Angeles' rich and famous are hiring $2,000-an-hour private firefighters to save their million-dollar homes and businesses as the wildfires rage on.
The wildfires are currently threatening Brentwood and Bel Air, two of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods. Brentwood is home to many of the worlds richest – including NBA superstar Lebron James.
Lebron James' home And Bel Air is even wealthier. Many of the homes in the area are worth more than $100 million. Jay Z and Beyonce have an $80 million mansion there.
Media Take Out learned that residents of notch neighborhood, are flying in "private firefighters" who will stay in the luxury homes and fight off the blaze, as it approaches the luxury homes.
Jay Z and Beyonce home The cost of these private firefighters is $2,000 per firefighter – per hour. For a team of 5, that would be $10,000 an hour.
It's much more reliable than the Los Angeles fire department, which is overwhelmed by calls from across the city.
Keith Wasserman, co-founder of real estate investment firm Gelt Venture Partners, provoked fury after a post on X, in which he asked for "private firefighters" to protect his land in the A-list neighbourhood of the Pacific Palisades.
The region has been devastated by the with emergency services still struggling to contain the fires there.
Keith's post on Friday read: "Does anyone have access to private firefighters to protect our home in Pacific Palisades?
"Need to act fast here. All neighbors houses burning. Will pay any amount. Thank you."
The billionaire owns a mansion in the wealthy area, as well as an upscale outdoor mall, which he is trying to protect from raging fires.
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