Bruins Safe Online

BruinALERT: *TEST* UCLA is participating in the CA Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill. You are encouraged to Drop, Cover and Hold on for one minute.

In the event of an actual emergency, you would be instructed to go to the UCLA Emergency Website, Bruins Safe Online, for further information at https://www.bso.ucla.edu.  The UCLA Emergency Hotline at 1-800-900-UCLA may also be activated in the event of an actual emergency.

Make sure your BruinALERT contact information is up to date. For instructions on how to verify and update your info, visit https://bso.ucla.edu/bruinalert.

We encourage you to download the Bruins Safe application from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

For more information about the UCLA Office of Emergency Management, please visit https://www.oem.ucla.edu.  We’re also on social media including BruinALERT X/Twitter (@UCLABruinAlert).

City of Los Angeles Emergency Alert: The National Weather Service has forecast that a major storm will impact the City of Los Angeles beginning tonight, Monday, October 13th, through early Wednesday morning, October 15th.  Parts of Los Angeles may receive up to 0.75 - 1 inch of rain, with 2 - 4 inches possible in the foothills.  There is a moderate risk of significant flash flooding and debris flow across recent burn scars.

For more information from the City of Los Angeles, please visit https://emergency.lacity.gov/rain.

Be on the lookout for any damaged/fallen trees, localized roadway flooding and power outages.  Traffic signal out? Treat it as a four-way stop and proceed with caution.  Expect traffic delays, use alternate routes, and allow for additional travel time as needed.
 

The Great California ShakeOut earthquake preparedness drill will be held Thursday, Oct. 16 at 10:16 a.m. The drill offers students, staff and faculty the opportunity to safely practice responding to an actual earthquake event from wherever they may be.

UCLA’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will send a BruinALERT announcing the drill on Thursday at 10:16 a.m. Please be sure your contact information is up to date by going to the BruinALERT webpage. Additionally, ShakeOut drill videos are available in English and Spanish to practice at any time.

We would also like to remind you that during an emergency such as an earthquake, UCLA has several ways to share emergency information, including:

BruinALERT Emergency Notification System

UCLA uses BruinALERT to notify the UCLA community of a dangerous or significant emergency that threatens the health or safety of members of the campus community or disrupts normal operations of the UCLA campus. All UCLA students, staff and faculty are automatically enrolled in BruinALERT to receive notifications in the event of an emergency. Depending on the type of emergency, BruinALERT notifications may be delivered via email, SMS text message, or phone call or a combination of all three. For more information about BruinALERT, please visit the BruinALERT webpage.

Bruins Safe Online

Bruins Safe Online (BSO) is your primary source of verified information during campus emergencies. When you receive a BruinALERT, visit the BSO website for additional information. We recommend you bookmark the site and share it with family and friends who may want to be informed about emergency events at UCLA.

Bruins Safe App

The Bruins Safe App provides quick access to response information for potential emergency scenarios and critical campus safety features such as UCLA emergency contacts and Friend Walk. Download it from either Google Play or the Apple App Store. The app also gives easy access to info from the BSO website

Visit the OEM website for content on planning for and responding to emergency events. OEM’s goal is to help you always be prepared to respond safely to emergencies. Wherever you are, we strongly encourage you to participate by practicing “Drop! Cover! Hold On!” for one minute on Thursday.

For more information on “Drop! Cover! Hold On!” visit the ShakeOut website and please do not hesitate to reach us at UCLAOEM@oem.ucla.edu with questions or suggestions — as always, stay safe and be prepared!

UCLA uses BruinALERT to notify students, faculty and staff of a dangerous situation or significant emergency that threatens the health or safety of members of the campus community.

Ensure Your Contacts Are Up to Date

Campus faculty and staff with valid email addresses and mobile phone numbers in UCPath and students with valid email addresses and mobile phone numbers in MyUCLA are automatically enrolled to receive email and text message alerts.

UCLA Health faculty and staff in MedNet with a declared work location in the Westwood area are automatically enrolled to receive email alerts.

Parents and Community Members: Text ‘BruinALERT’ to 888777 to enroll in SMS text notifications. No charge but Msg & Data rates may apply. Msg freq varies.