The increase is partially due to more fires being reported in makeshift camps and homes scattered across the city.
As people continue to live in those camps and homes, fire concerns remain high — especially since it’s getting colder and colder outside.
“Combustibles were ignited around the camping areas that took the lives of two of our members of the community,” Boyd said. “We had another individual who was seeking shelter in a shed, trying to heat it and that heating source ignited a fire and that individual lost their life. And then two other folks who were living in a garage area that were trying to heat their space and it lit off combustibles.
There were 23 people killed in fires in 2022 statewide, which is above the state’s fatal fire average of about 17. There have been 15 fatal fires reported so far this year in the state, two by arson.
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