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LOS ANGELES - Residents near the Sepulveda Basin are expressing concerns about wildfires after several incidents in recent weeks.

"There are hundreds of fires there every year," said Roy Nwaisser, president of the Encino Neighborhood Council. "The majority of fires are caused by homeless encampments."

No camping signs surround the 2,000-acre park, but many homeless people have lived there for years. Nwaisser estimates there are more than 300 people living in the Sepulveda Basin.

"I used to go into that area quite a bit when my kids were little," said Jennifer Luce from the Encino Neighborhood Council. "It was beautiful. [Now] there are parts of the park now I definitely wouldn’t want to go into."

On Wednesday, FOX 11 went into one of the areas with several encampments to s

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