The new segregation of America

[sigma7]

Yes, the rich are different than the rest of us.

A private fire crew dispatched by a national insurance company that caters to wealthy clients is guarding 22 high-end homes threatened by the Castle Rock Fire, a blaze that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of million-dollar homes west of Ketchum.

The crew will protect only homes insured by AIG Private Client Group, an insurance company that offers "loss-prevention services" to its wealthiest customers. A truck and two-man crew sent by AIG from Montana arrived in Ketchum about 2 p.m. Wednesday to start dousing properties with Phos-Chek, the same fire retardant dropped from U.S. Forest Service aircraft.

"We're not going out there to fight the fire," said Dorothy Sarna, vice president and national director of risk-management services and loss prevention for the New York-based company. "We're out there to protect our clients."

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[daethkow.livejournal.com]

Also, to add to the other comments, Rich moron buys house in wild-fire hazard area. Rich moron also then spends money on "preventative services" for said house (in wild-fire hazard area). Rich moron parts with a little more of his money than he otherwise would have, which flows to AIG, it's stockholders, and most importantly, the two guys with the truck who are doing the grunt work.

In short, the circle of life continues.