Los Angeles’ homeless population is pushing firefighting resources to the breaking point, responsible for over 12,000 homeless-related fires in the first 9 months of the year.

The Los Angeles Fire Department recorded 12,241 fires classified as “Homeless or Encampment Related” between Jan. 1 and Sept. 20. While this number is about a 6% decrease from the same time frame last year, the total averages out to 47 homeless-related fires every day in Los Angeles.

While these fires are sparking across the city, two hotspots are seeing a higher concentration of flames — Skid Row and along the 10 Freeway Corridor, particularly due to blazes caused by…

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