{"id":5728,"date":"2026-04-18T17:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5728"},"modified":"2026-04-18T17:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:27:08","slug":"increase-in-la-homeless-encampment-fires-slows-emergency-response-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5728","title":{"rendered":"Increase in LA homeless-encampment fires slows emergency response times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, there were 16,982 fires that the LA Fire Department marked as \u201chomeless or encampment related,\u201d according to recently analyzed data. That averages to 46 fires every day.<\/p>\n<p>That number is a staggering jump from 2020, when the fire department logged only 7,165 fires, meaning encampment-related fires more than doubled in the last five years. The data evidently shows an upward trend since 2020, with each year seeing more fires than the previous.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In March, homeless squatters allegedly set fire to a house in central LA, destroying the family home next door. <span class=\"credit\">Carlin Stiehl for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Last year, there were 16,982 fires that the LA Fire Department marked as \u201chomeless or encampment related.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>That number is a staggering jump from 2020, when the fire department logged only 7,165 fires. <span class=\"credit\">Carlin Stiehl for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The increases are a problem, because firefighters have warned that slower response times are due to rising call volumes plus chronic understaffing.<\/p>\n<p>One fire station in south Los Angeles, for example, responded to 78 fires all due to one encampment beneath Harbor Freeway on King Boulevard. Ambulances had to be sent for each of those calls.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThese stations are busy as could be right now,\u201d LAFD Battalion Chief Joel Purma told ABC7. \u201cAnd to add all these additional calls, it\u2019s definitely tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most homeless encampment fires usually are able to be snuffed out quickly, but a few recently have had enormous consequences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In March, homeless squatters allegedly set fire to a house in central LA, destroying the family home next door \u2014 and killing their three sweet pups.<\/p>\n<p>Husband and wife Juan Galicia, 55, and Marta Umana, 65, had repeatedly complained to the Los Angeles Police Department about the reckless squatters, they told The Post. But the police said the squatters couldn\u2019t be arrested without any criminal record.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Most homeless encampment fires usually are able to be snuffed out quickly, but a few recently have had enormous consequences. <span class=\"credit\">Los Angeles Times via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In March, homeless squatters allegedly set fire to a house in central LA, destroying the family home next door \u2014 and killing their three sweet pups. <span class=\"credit\">Carlin Stiehl for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Other fires have led to the loss of human lives. <span class=\"credit\">Los Angeles Times via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Last August, for example, firefighters found a trailer completely engulfed in flames at a homeless encampment. The remains of one person were found inside that trailer. <span class=\"credit\">Carlin Stiehl for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The couple placed the blame on Mayor Karen Bass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaren Bass failed us. She failed our family. She failed thousands of families in the same situation because this happens every day in L.A.,\u201d Salinas said. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen several homes, businesses, people\u2019s cars that end up being lit up by homeless people. It\u2019s terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other fires have led to the loss of human lives.<\/p>\n<p>Last August, for example, firefighters found a trailer completely engulfed in flames at a homeless encampment. 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