By Dylan Winward
Jan. 12, 2025 11:53 a.m.
A red flag warning – indicating critical fire weather – will remain in place for some mountainous parts of Los Angeles County until at least Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service website. The closest fire currently burning to the UCLA campus, which started in Pacific Palisades, is 23,713 acres in size as of 11:50 a.m. Saturday, according to the Cal Fire website.
Although an evacuation warning is in place bordering UCLA, there are no evacuation warnings or orders for the campus itself as of 11:50 a.m. Saturday.
[Related: New evacuation warning for Palisades fire borders UCLA campus]
(Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Winward is the 2025-2026 editor in chief and sits ex officio on the editorial board. He was previously the 2024-2025 News editor and the 2023-2024 features and student life editor. He is also an Arts, Copy, Online, Photo, PRIME and Sports contributor. Winward is a fourth-year English and statistics and data science student.
Winward is the 2025-2026 editor in chief and sits ex officio on the editorial board. He was previously the 2024-2025 News editor and the 2023-2024 features and student life editor. He is also an Arts, Copy, Online, Photo, PRIME and Sports contributor. Winward is a fourth-year English and statistics and data science student.
