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The Great California ShakeOut earthquake preparedness drill will be held Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10:15 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 10:15 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 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!

This BruinADVISORY is being issued on behalf of UCLA Facilities Management.

10/8/2026, 2:25 PM UPDATE - Temperatures in impacted buildings will begin returning to normal tomorrow at 6 a.m.

With a return to lower temperatures and humidity levels in the L.A. region, the stage one cooling curtailment period in non-critical areas of our building facilities — as well as classrooms and recreational facilities — will end tomorrow, October 9, at 6:00 a.m., when normal operations will resume. Temperatures within affected buildings will return to their usual levels.

Cooling curtailment during high heat and humidity is crucial for allowing the campus to maintain adequate cooling in its most critical facility areas, including hospital and patient care settings, research space, vivariums, general assignment classrooms and data centers.

For questions about UCLA’s cooling demand response plan, please contact Sean Wilder at SWilder@fm.ucla.edu.

This is an important message from the City of Los Angeles NotifyLA System

An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect for the City of Los Angeles beginning Friday, October 2 through Thursday, October 8. Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 100 degrees in Downtown Los Angeles, 90 degrees at the coast and 105 degrees in the valleys are forecasted during the day. Very hot temperatures are likely to continue into the second week of October. The heat will peak on Saturday, October 3 for most areas.

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

9/11/26, 6:00 AM UPDATE: With a return to lower temperatures and humidity levels in the L.A. region, the stage three cooling curtailment period in non-critical areas of our building facilities — as well as classrooms and recreational facilities — has ended and normal operations have resumed. Temperatures within affected buildings will return to their usual levels.

This is an important message from the City of Los Angeles NotifyLA System

A Heat Advisory has been issued for the City of Los Angeles beginning Tuesday, September 8 through Wednesday, September 9 at 8:00 AM.  Beginning Wednesday, September 9 at 8:00 AM, the Heat Advisory will transition to an Extreme Heat Warning, which will remain in effect through Thursday, September 10 at 8:00 PM.

Forecasted temperatures are expected to reach 92-108 degrees. Humid conditions will add to heat risk. Heat will peak on Wednesday for most areas.

During this heat event, it is important to be proactive from heat exposure. As temperatures rise, the City of Los Angeles urges Angelenos to plan and prepare to avoid heat exhaustion in your communities and for yourself. Call 311 to identify the cooling facilities closest to you, or visit the Cool Spots LA App.

You can find an updated list of open cooling centers at this link: https://emergency.lacity.gov/heat.

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