Fires continue to plague the Caltrans locations along the 110 & 105 Freeways. These fires are ARSON related and yet there is no investigation because it is deemed "homeless'.
Fires within the Caltrans areas are NOT reported to anyone. They are NOT reported to our elected representatives. They are not reported to CHP. They are NOT reported to Caltrans. Our local fire stations are notifying me of the incidents if I am not already at the location.
I have been the only person reporting these issues to Caltrans, CHP, LAPD, & our elected representatives.
In one week, these areas had 70 plus fires.
How Can These Incidents Impact Our Business Corridors?
This particular fire was next to a wooden pallet storage yard. Which is next to a trucking company. Which is next to a storage company.
This location is along Alondra Blvd & the 110 freeway. These areas have become a "hot bed" for homeless encampments. Fires are occurring 3-9 times a day.
I have been able to get homeless outreach providers into these hidden locations. Caltrans has begun to clean these areas. The issue once it has been cleaned up is how do we maintain it?
Let's talk about the locations where the majority of these incidents are happening?
A Little Trivia First....
Council District 15 boundaries begin on the East Bound Side of the 105 Freeway and runs South.
Council District 8 boundaries begin on the West Bound Side of the 105 Freeway and runs North
Two different Council Districts belonging to Two different Council Members.
Can you guess which belongs to which district?
Councilman McOsker One-Five
Councilman Harris-Dawson Eight
This is a sampling of the recent incidents within the Harbor Gateway area.
Our reporting is critical. Illegal dumping is the main cause of the fires. Unwanted items dumped on a street and guess where this ends up?
As a reminder, here are all the resources for reporting the illegal dumping, graffiti removal, and nonworking street lights:
Caltrans Areas
City of Los Angeles Areas(including Harbor Gateway)
MYLA311 App
Call 311 or 213-473-3231
Unincorporated LA County Areas (East Gardena, West Rancho Dominguez, Rosewood, Los Angeles 90061, Los Angeles 90066, Rancho Dominguez, East Compton)
TheWorks App
Call 888 8DUMPING
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AREAS
Call 888 877 7267
ALL Homeless Outreach Requests
Here are the specific chronic locations:
117th & Athens Way
117th & Broadway
116th Place & 105 Freeway
115th & Figueroa Street
115th & Hoover (Inside Safe Location)
115th & Vermont
Broadway & Imperial Hwy
Alondra & 110 Freeway
Redondo Beach Blvd & 110 Freeway
El Segundo Blvd & 110 Freeway (Northbound Direction)
Figueroa & the 91 Freeway
Figueroa & 182nd
182nd & Hoover
Figueroa & 190th
Vermont & 405 Northbound
Normandie & 405 Freeway
Western & 405 Freeway
Please help reduce these fires by simply submitting an illegal dumping pick up request.