CAMPUS STATUS: OPEN
There is no major emergency on-campus at this time.
Recent Updates
UCLA’s campus is open, and the Red Flag warnings were lifted. This means that our campus status has returned to normal operations.
We are thankful that UCLA’s campus never fell under evacuation warnings or orders, but this has been a difficult and devastating time for our entire campus community.
UCLA resources
Many students, faculty and employees were affected by evacuation orders, and some are now struggling with loss and displacement. UCLA has several resources available to help.
Economic Crisis Response Team. Students who have been displaced by evacuation orders or whose homes have been lost should contact UCLA’s Economic Crisis Response Team at ecr@saonet.ucla.edu. The team will work with students to provide resources, including arranging immediate emergency housing, assisting with transitioning to permanent university-owned housing, providing food vouchers and exploring additional financial assistance options. Please also see the Student in Crisis website.
Basic Needs UCLA. Support for housing, food, and other essentials is available to you. Visit Basic Needs at the Student Activities Center or call 310-825-5969 for assistance. Students needing immediate assistance can also complete an intake form. Learn more about our offerings at Basic Needs UCLA.
Financial aid. If your family’s ability to contribute towards your educational costs has been impacted and you would like to speak with a financial aid counselor about how financial aid can help, please contact us using the MyUCLA Message Center or call Financial Aid and Scholarships at 310-206-0400.
Student Legal Services. Student Legal Services is available to offer legal advice on contract review, filing insurance claims, landlord/tenant disputes, and many more. Please reach out to the office at 310-825-9894 or SLegal@saonet.ucla.edu to meet with one of our attorneys.
Master inventory: L.A. wildfires. UCLA has created a master list of resources for wildfire evacuees that includes information on housing and shelter, food distribution, clothing donation, financial assistance and other important topics throughout the Los Angeles region.
Bruin Wildfire Relief Funds. UCLA has launched the Bruin Wildfire Relief Funds — including a specific fund for students — to provide a broad array of support, including emergency housing, meal vouchers and other help.
This disaster has touched everyone in our campus community. Please know that we are here to support you. The UCLA Staff and Faculty Counseling Center has put together a wildfire resources guide (PDF) that includes information on accessing both federal and state disaster assistance, coping with trauma, and other important topics.
EOC continuing to monitor wildfires
The Emergency Operations Center will continue to monitor the wildfires in and around southern California. We will continue to provide regular updates through the BruinALERT system and Bruins Safe Online. Members of the campus community can send queries about campus fire issues and preparedness to wildfirerelief@ucla.edu. You can also view messages about the wildfires from the Chancellor.
For general campus safety updates, we also invite the campus community to follow the UCLA Police Department on social media: Instagram, Facebook, and X. Visit the OEM website to learn more about Campus Safety Resources.
UCLA’s campus is open.
UCLA is not under an evacuation warning at this time, and it has never been throughout the course of the wildfires this month.
As of Tuesday, Jan. 21, all undergraduate and graduate courses have returned to in-person instruction, as regularly scheduled.
Members of UCLA’s consortium of schools — the Geffen Academy, the UCLA Lab School and the Early Care and Education Programs — are open.
UCLA Extension resumed in-person instruction on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
EOC continuing to monitor wildfires
Los Angeles County is updating the path of the mostly contained Palisades fire and the Sepulveda fire on its Emergency Map.
The Los Angeles Fire Department announced it has stopped all forward progress on the Sepulveda fire, which broke out overnight, and all evacuation warnings have been lifted. UCLA’s campus was never under an evacuation warning.
For more information on emergency plans on campus, visit the UCLA Newsroom.
The red flag warning that was in effect for our area has been lifted, indicating that the current weather conditions have shifted in our favor. We are optimistic about how things are trending: emergency responders are making progress in combating the fires, wind speed is diminishing and projections show continued safer air quality on campus. Based on all the latest available information, we are pivoting UCLA’s operational status from emergency to modified beginning Friday, Jan. 17 at 5 p.m.
Classes will continue to be offered remotely this week. The Academic Senate’s declaration of remote instruction expires with the end of emergency operating status. In-person classes will meet as regularly scheduled beginning Tuesday, Jan. 21 after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday.
In-person work will also resume starting this weekend for those who have been working remotely, though we continue to ask supervisors to be flexible during this challenging period.
Any students or employees who need accommodations should reach out to their faculty and supervisors to discuss options.
UCLA’s Consortium of Schools — Geffen Academy, UCLA Lab School and our Early Care and Education Programs — are open. UCLA Extension will resume in person starting Tuesday; UNEX classes over the weekend will remain remote and the Gayley Resource Center is open for any UNEX students who need assistance.
View campus status updates on UCLA Newsroom and read Chancellor Frenk’s message to the Bruin community.
We recognize it will take a long time to recover from this regional disaster. We are in direct contact with and actively assisting students and employees who have lost their homes due to the fires. UCLA Newsroom has also compiled ways to give and receive aid, including through the Student Economic Crisis Fund and the Employee Relief Fund.
Please continue to stay safe and support one another as we return to campus.
We recognize that many people have questions about the various air quality index (AQI) numbers available from different sources across Los Angeles. There are different methodologies used by various entities, and the varying methodologies may cause data to differ at specific points in time. Some factors that may impact data include, but are not limited to, the number of sites and the location from which air sensors draw, the types of pollutants they are measuring, the relative weight of these pollutants/components used in their calculation, and the way in which averages and/or aggregate data are calculated.
UCLA uses multiple sensors located on the campus to determine the AQI and utilizes the same NowCast methodology used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to inform our decision-making regarding campus operations. Please continue to check UCLA’s AirQual website to see air quality at UCLA. Additionally, we created a dedicated site that provides more explanation and detail on how campus air quality is measured and monitored.
UCLA campus operations are running on an emergency status.
UCLA is not under an evacuation warning at this time; on Friday, January 10, an evacuation warning was issued for the zone adjacent to UCLA, due to the Palisades fire.
Undergraduate and graduate classes have moved to remote instruction through Friday, January 17.
Relevant Emergency LinksWildfire Recovery Information
CA Resources for 2025 LA Fires
UCLA Campus Updates & Resources
COVID-19 Protocols
Westwood Campus Operating Status
Campus Air Quality
UCLA has air-quality sensors in strategic spots around campus to provide real-time assessments of air quality in our immediate vicinity. These sensors offer a more accurate reflection of the air quality on campus than community and city sensors that may sit in other locations across the region. Visit the UCLA AirQual website, for details about the local weather and corresponding impacts based on air quality data.
EMERGENCY CONTACTS
To report an emergency, call 9-1-1.
