HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT CLEANUPS AND REMEDIATION

✓ Health – exposure to communicable diseases, tuberculosis, hepatitis, respiratory   infections, and other contagious diseases.

✓ Sanitation – exposure to garbage, human waste, and rodent infestations causing diseases like leptospirosis and hantavirus.

✓ Drug Use – exposure to needles and paraphernalia causing exposure to biohazards like HIV or hepatitis.

✓ Safety – fire risks from open flames for cooking and heating, flammable materials stored near heat sources.

✓ Structural Concerns – bridge or encampment collapses from fires under bridges, falling debris from bridges or makeshift shelters.

✓ Crime – thefts, assaults and other crimes in and around encampments to law enforcement or outreach workers.

✓ Environmental Hazards – contamination sources near water sources from waste disposal and air quality issues from fires or decaying organic materials.

✓ Ecosystem Damage – harm to wildlife and vegetation.  

✓ Flooding Risks - encampments under bridges near waterways are prone to flooding during heavy rains putting vagrants and rescuers at risk.

✓ Phycological Hazards - many inhabitants have mental disorders that create perceived safety risks.

✓ Traffic and Infrastructure - obstructions released onto roadways causing accidents or delays, damage to infrastructure (structural wear on bridges due to unauthorized modification or load bearing usage).

✓ Maintenance Interference – access is limited to maintain infrastructure.

✓ Legal and Compliance Risks – violations of zoning and safety codes, liability issues associated with property owners not removing encampments.

✓ Perception and Economic Impact – encampments can cause decreased property values, public image, and reluctance of businesses to locate in nearby areas.

✓ Emergency Response Challenges – navigation of emergency services may be impaired causing evacuation difficulties and reducing the efficacy of mitigation strategies.

Remtech teams are experts in cleaning up homeless encampments along right-of-way's, private and public property, and under highway and railroad bridges that pose a variety of risks.  Removal of encampment reduce public health and safety hazards, infrastructure risks, environmental, and economic risks.  Encampment risks that are eliminated by removal are outlined below:  

Fire collapsed a 92 ft section of an Interstate 85 bridge in Atlanta, Georgia on March 30, 2017. $15 million replacement cost.

Encampment Under Bridge

Shelter Suspended from Bridge

Encampment Under Railroad Bridge

Encampment Near Stream