If a wildfire threatened UCLA, administrators plan to defend the campus rather than evacuate all students. Michael Beck, administrative vice chancellor, said UCLA has an agreement with the Los Angeles Fire Department to provide sufficient resources to ensure campus safety, particularly for student housing facilities. Read more...
Photo: The Getty fire did not threaten campus because the wind pushed it west of the 405 Freeway. If such a blaze threatened campus, logistical problems would prevent UCLA from evacuating all students. Instead, the Los Angeles Fire Department would work to defend the campus and students would be free to self-evacuate. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
