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I don't know why this sub doesn't have a link to the app. I can vouch how useful it is in reporting abandoned items, graffiti, and pot holes.
Here's a link to it on Google Play store for those with Android phones so you can download it instantly to your phone.
Just throwing this out there that you can download the app MYLA311 and submit a formal request for potholes or any other road maintenance. I'm sure there's a long list but if they get enough submissions it'll influence which roads they get to next. Not saying every time you post they show up right away, but if nobody says anything they never will.
A reminder...
Instead of 'calling' 3-1-1, City of Los Angeles residents can also report homeless encampments quickly on-line here: https://myla311.lacity.org/
..or use the free MyLA311 Mobile App for iOS or Android.
We hope this information helps.
Respectfully Yours in Safety and Service,
Brian Humphrey Firefighter/Specialist Public Service Officer Los Angeles Fire Department
Yes, LAFD has an official subreddit at /r/LAFD
Link to it and spread the word:
MyLA311 is a mobile app for Android or iOS that lets you report all kinds of things in LA - like illegal dumping, bulky item pickup, graffiti, and more.
If somebody has left out broken furniture or an old tire or whatever on the sidewalk, NOBODY IS GOING TO PICK THAT UP UNTIL IT'S REPORTED. You can report it by calling 311, by using the MyLA311 app, or if that doesn't work, by sending a detailed and friendly email to your local city council member's field office.
IMPORTANT: Sanitation doesn't just "make the rounds" picking up trash that isn't in the bins. They only pick up stuff that's reported.
/u/waynep712222,
Thanks for your continues civic-mindedness.
Like you, Los Angeles Fire Department crews come across many hazards in our 470 square mile City that sadly remain outside our scope of authority to resolve.
Most often, our personnel use the City's **3-1-1 on-line service request or free smartphone application for Android or iOs to provide detailed information including photos, as well as obtain a tracking number.
While some matters are attended to promptly, others sadly wait for attention. Our agency regretfully does not have the ability to force a particular issue to the top of the queue at other agencies.
We hope this information helps. BTW, we have your correspondence via reddit from weeks past on other issues, and hope soon to reply to that and other messages that regretfully tower in our inbox.
Respectfully Yours in Safety and Service,
Brian Humphrey Firefighter/Specialist Public Service Officer Los Angeles Fire Department
Yes, LAFD has an official subreddit at /r/LAFD
Don't forget the 311 app.
Since it's a crime in progress, you should probably call 911. Don't interfere directly as this has proven fatal to others in the recent past (example). Some of these stupid little tagger fucks are armed or have backup nearby.
One way or another, the city should be told about the graffiti so that they can clean it up. Check this out:
LA PROTIP: If you want to be a better citizen of our beautiful city, install the MyLA311 app on your phone.
With this app, you can very easily report graffiti with a very simple report that will cause the city to paint over it. Yes, you can even take a photo of the graffiti and tag the location using the GPS on your phone.
With this app you can also report bulky garbage items on the curb that need to be picked up - like that TV that's been on the corner for a week now, or couches, and mattresses or whatever. If you're hiking and you see illegal dumping, you can report that, too.
If you don't have a smartphone, just call 311 - they'll file a report for you.
MyLA311 impressed me. The aesthetics are ok, if a bit bland, but the UX work is apparent. Maybe I'm most impressed by the interaction design. It took about 30 seconds for me to report the broken sidewalk in front of my building, an easy effort on the order of attaching a pic to an email, and it actually got fixed.
For those who use Android via PlayStore