With Franklin Fire, Pepperdine students shelter-in-place — as part of longtime campus policy
As the Franklin Fire burned in Malibu, Pepperdine University told students and others at the campus to shelter-in-place even as people in neighboring communities faced mandatory evacuation orders and fled from their homes.
Pepperdine Students Remain on Campus as Fires Approach University
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 that are "constructed with fire-resistant materials whenever possible."
No structures were damaged and no one was injured, but students spent a frantic night sheltering in place as thousands of ...
On Tuesday, heavy smoke from the Franklin Fire, burning northeast of the school, billowed over the campus 29 miles (47 kilometers) west of Los Angeles, and classes were cancelled and final exams ...
Firefighters are responding to a 300-acre wildfire that triggered evacuation warnings late Monday in Malibu as the Southland ...
Southern California's Franklin Fire is being blamed for seven buildings being destroyed as it nearly doubled in size over the ...
The eastern half of Malibu remained under an evacuation order Tuesday. The rest of the city and portions of unincorporated Los Angeles County were under an evacuation warning affecting roughly 20,000 ...
Aerial video shows a rapidly growing Franklin Fire encroach on Malibu coastline neighborhoods Tuesday. The fire has burned ...
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