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By Dylan Winward

Jan. 10, 2025 10:20 p.m.

Multiple fires remain active across Los Angeles County.

The Palisades fire, which is closest to UCLA and began Tuesday morning, currently has a size of over 21,000 acres, according to the Cal Fire website. Areas under evacuation orders are less than a mile from the UCLA campus, though the campus itself is not currently under any evacuation warnings or orders as of 10:10 p.m. Friday.

The air quality on UCLA’s campus is currently rated as “moderate,” meaning unusually sensitive people – such as those with lung or heart diseases – may be impacted, according to UCLA’s air quality website. 

UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a Friday afternoon email that undergraduate classes scheduled for Monday will remain remote, with the UCLA Academic Senate still to make a decision for the rest of the week.

[Related: New evacuation warning for Palisades fire borders UCLA campus]

UCLA Health is experiencing higher than usual numbers of patients, Frenk said in a Friday morning Instagram video message. Evacuees are also being hosted at the Westwood Recreation Center, less than a mile away from campus.

[Related: Westwood Recreation Center provides shelter, essential resources amid LA fires]

A fire which began in Pasadena and Altadena currently has a size of over 14,000 acres and has been burning since Tuesday according to the Cal Fire website. A fire which began in West Hills – 14 miles away from the UCLA campus – currently has a size of over 1,000 acres.

[Related: Over 29K acres, 10K structures devastated as ‘unprecedented’ LA fires near 4th day]

Several other fires that are under 1,000 acres in size also continue to burn across the county.

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Dylan Winward | News editor
Winward is the 2024-2025 News editor and an Arts, Copy, Photo, PRIME and Sports contributor. He was previously the 2023-2024 features and student life editor. Winward is a third-year English and statistics student from London in the United Kingdom.
Winward is the 2024-2025 News editor and an Arts, Copy, Photo, PRIME and Sports contributor. He was previously the 2023-2024 features and student life editor. Winward is a third-year English and statistics student from London in the United Kingdom.
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