Please register to continue listening. Other sweeps were staged at Howarth Park near Summerfield Road, the Fountaingrove area and along Farmers Lane, where the potential for a wildfire was key, Lowenthal said.“When an encampment presents a significant fire threat and public safety threat, we do an assessment to determine whether it should be immediately removed to mitigate or eliminate that threat,” he said.That assessment includes the size and location of the encampment, if cooking and warming are occurring, or whether smoking or other potentially illegal activity poses a risk of ignition, he said.One near Bicentennial Way and Fountaingrove Parkway was similar to the Howarth Park camp in that it sat among brush and seasonal grasses.“It was also right in the middle of an evacuation route,” Lowenthal said. The Santa Rosa Fire Department is made up of sworn and civilian employees who are highly capable and proud of their profession. Owners, when contacted by the city after a fire on their property, typically cooperate, Lowenthal said.Often, though, owners are from out of town and don’t even realize someone has set up camp on their property.At Fremont Park, dozens of campers remain in the eastern half and the city is continuing to monitor conditions of the camp.Homeless advocates acknowledge the city is within legal rights to clean out camps if they provide alternative housing options, but some have decried the morality of it.“It’s not just fire danger, but all the things about living unsheltered,” said Jennielynn Holmes, chief program officer for Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa. “That has potential for fire to spread from an encampment and the smoke could hamper evacuations.”Such considerations reflect the anxiety about wildfires, especially in a community heightened to fire danger since the 2017 firestorm destroyed more than 3,000 homes in Santa Rosa.“We receive a lot of comments from the public regarding their expectations that we’re taking action on encampments, especially if they pose a fire threat,” Lowenthal said. More than 100 people were camping in … SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) -- A swamp fire burning in Santa Rosa County has grown to 2,000 acres and has burned several structures. Your access to the comments has been temporarily suspended for the following reason(s): (This icon can be updated by visiting Firefighters found the flames inside of the walls and were able to control the blaze within 15 minutes. Damage was estimated at $400,000.Fears of another fire prompted Santa Rosa officials to clear homeless campers out of the western half of Fremont Park last month. “But the threat of fire safety supersedes everything in the injunction.”Fire, police, city outreach and homeless services crews evicted residents in the western half of Fremont Park on July 29 after the fire danger became too great.It marked at least the fourth large-scale eviction of homeless people in and around the city in the past six months, since more than 200 people were forced to leave the Joe Rodota Trail in late January. Fears of another fire prompted Santa Rosa officials to clear homeless campers out of the western half of Fremont Park last month. Additionally, Station 1 and Station 2 each house a Truck Company. Crews were able to keep the fire to the exterior of the building, but it still caused $50,000 in damage.It was connected to discarded drug paraphernalia and a nearby homeless encampment.Another on March 2 destroyed an abandoned building known to be used by homeless people. Aug 11, 2020 - Tue Your access to the comments has been permanently suspended She said her workers aren’t trained in fire prevention, but will educate the homeless residents they encounter about potential dangers.“We know there has been a lot of fires reported in encampments in Sonoma County,” she said.

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