Tuesday, December 30

LA residents seek emergency notifications, apps to remain alert during wildfires

This post was updated Jan. 20 at 11:34 p.m. Whether through emergency notifications or online maps, Angelenos stayed alert as fires began to spread across Los Angeles County.  The first fire began in Pacific Palisades on Jan. Read more...

Photo: The Watch Duty app had a record number of downloads this past week – likely attributing to the Los Angeles County fires. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)



$1 an hour: Experts question low wages for California incarcerated firefighters

This post was updated Jan. 22 at 8:19 a.m. As wildfires continue to rage across Los Angeles County, more than 1,000 incarcerated firefighters stand on the front lines. Read more...

Photo: The Palisades fire is pictured. More than 1,000 incarcerated people are on the front lines of fighting fires in Los Angeles County. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Disaster Recovery Center opens at UCLA Research Park to aid LA County fire victims

This post was updated Jan. 17 at 7:05 p.m. A Disaster Recovery Center opened Tuesday at the UCLA Research Park to assist victims of the Los Angeles County wildfires. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass smiles at an event opening a new Disaster Recovery Center. UCLA donated part of the new UCLA Research Park – formerly Westside Pavilion – to establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency center. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin)


UCLA classes will return to in-person instruction Tuesday

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 10:20 p.m. UCLA plans to return to in-person classes Tuesday. Undergraduate instruction was cancelled Jan. 9 and Jan. 10 – and moved online for week two of winter quarter – following the onset of fires across Los Angeles County. Read more...

Photo: Moore Hall is pictured. UCLA students will return to in-person classes, including at Moore Hall, Tuesday. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)


UCLA scientists discuss factors of intense fires across Los Angeles County

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 12:32 a.m. As flares spread across Los Angeles County, researchers seek to uncover the science behind what fuels the flames.  The first of the fires started in Pacific Palisades on Jan. Read more...

Photo: The Palisades fire – the first of the Los Angeles County fires – has scorched over 23,000 acres since Jan. 7 and led to an evacuation warning bordering UCLA. Many UCLA researchers have attributed the Santa Ana winds, hydroclimatic factors and dry vegetation to the intensity and rapid spread of these fires. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Angelenos step up to serve community as city continues fighting wildfires

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 12:23 a.m. Small tears formed in Michelle Leon’s eyes as she talked about the many lost homes Monday after fires burned for nearly a week across Los Angeles County. Read more...

Photo: Donation boxes pile high at the San Pedro YMCA. Community organizations across Los Angeles have been establishing aid programs to assist people impacted by the fires in LA County. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)



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