Pepperdine has historically used the shelter-in-place model, according to Gash. With a "strong presence on campus" from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, students are moved to campus buildings ...
A firefighter pulls a water hose as the Franklin Fire burns palm trees near a building on Dec. 10, 2024, on Malibu, California. The wildfire has scorched 1,800 acres near Pepperdine University ...
The Franklin wildfire in Malibu has once again exposed the chronic failures of California’s wildfire preparedness and the broader systemic crisis that underscores these devastating events.