Enormous increase in LA homeless-encampment fires slows emergency response times — with deadly consequences

Source: New York Post

Homeless encampments in Los Angeles are not just an image issue, but a public safety one, as a new report reveals the city struggles to maintain emergency response times. Last year, there were 16,982 fires that the LA Fire Department marked as “homeless or encampment related,” according to recently analyzed data. That averages to 46 fires every day.