
Originally Posted by
Rogar
I talked with a sheriff a month or so ago who had helped clear out old beat up RV type long term campers from a parking area in a county recreation area. One of them had caught on fire and caused some damage and there had been reports of car break ins.. He was putting up big "No Camping" signs. He apparently came from a conservative cut, but his take was that they get a slap on the wrist for minor infractions, like littering or trespassing, and that most of them just don't want to get a real job. I suppose the RV type homeless are a slightly different sort.
Actually fires are another concern where there are camps in creek bottoms or undeveloped areas and open campfires. At least here in the arid west.