The 46,000-student UCLA campus — adjacent to Palisades fire evacuation zones — is on edge and has all but emptied out amid poor air quality and a university decision to move classes online this week.
UCLA officials said Sunday there is no immediate danger to the Westwood campus. But when the fire pushed toward Brentwood, the university sent out notices putting students on high alert, advising them to “to stay vigilant and ready to evacuate” if conditions changed.
Chancellor Julio Frenk, who took the helm this month, has been sharing video statements on Instagram and X to encourage the UCLA community to be resilient.
“We’re continuing to monitor the situation very closely and we have plans in place for whatever situation might arise,” Frenk posted on Instagram on Sunday. “As of now, there is no evacuation order or warning for our campus. But I know that many of us are facing real challenges. There continues to be a lot of uncertainty and fear about the future. There’s concern about air quality. There is a lot of worry about homes.”
UCLA has developed a plan to bus students off-site — about 14,000 live on campus — if fire authorities issue a mandatory evacuation order.
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