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The wildfire policy was first used by Pepperdine in 1993, former university president Andrew Benton told the student-run campus newspaper, the Pepperdine Graphic, in the days following the Woolsey ...
A rapidly spreading wildfire, named the Franklin Fire, erupted near Pepperdine University in Malibu on Monday evening (December 9), prompting mandatory evacuations. The blaze, fueled by strong ...
SHREVEPORT, La. - A wildfire in Malibu, Calif., exploded to 2,600 acres in a matter of hours due to strong wind gusts. At least one home was burned and many more threatened with hundreds forced to ...
The university began communicating with students about the wildfire around 11 p.m. on Dec. 9 and activated the shelter-in-place order about two hours later. Alerts were sent through text messages ...
Following a six-hour lockdown on campus due to a wildfire threat, Pepperdine University administrators canceled final exams for Tuesday, Dec. 10, and all in-person exams for the days following.
A car drives as the Franklin Fire burns on December 10, 2024 in Malibu, California. The wildfire has scorched 1,800 acres near Pepperdine University prompting evacuations along the coast amid high ...
A cross overlooking Pepperdine University miraculously withstood a wildfire that came dangerously close to the Malibu, California, campus and forced students to shelter in place earlier this week ...
Frightening footage from Pepperdine University’s showed flames licking the windows of the library just feet from sheltering students as a Malibu wildfire raged across the Southern California ...
Dick Van Dyke had to evacuate. So did Mark Hammill and Cher. But some 3,000 students at Pepperdine University were told to stay put, even as wildfire flames raged toward their campus.
Pepperdine University urged students and employees to remain in place on Monday night rather than navigate the roads in Malibu, Calif., as firefighters battled the Franklin fire.
(KTLA) – Firefighters continued to battle the Santa Ana wind-driven Franklin Fire in Malibu Tuesday morning, and officials say the suppression efforts are far from over. Crews with the Los ...
The wildfire policy was first used by Pepperdine in 1993, former university president Andrew Benton told the student-run campus newspaper, the Pepperdine Graphic, in the days following the Woolsey ...