Volunteers pack donation boxes for people in need during the Los Angeles County wildfires. (Anthony Folsom/Daily Bruin)
As wildfires swept across Los Angeles County, UCLA students volunteered to support recovery efforts.
The fires – which have burned over 40,000 acres and displaced residents across the region – prompted urban and regional planning graduate student Alex Sun to step up as both a volunteer for distribution centers and a student of disaster management.
Martin Castillo set his hands on the rubber handles of a ground drill. He was hunched over, his blue uniform slick with sweat. The roar of the drill throbbed against his eardrums as it dug into the dirt slowly.
This post was updated Jan. 22 at 11:04 a.m.
During its second winter quarter meeting – which was held virtually Jan. 14 – the Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated over $35,000 in funding with $20,000 going toward wildfire relief.
This post was updated Jan. 20 at 11:23 p.m.
An evacuation warning adjacent to the UCLA campus was lifted around 1:40 p.m., according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection website.
This post was updated Jan. 20 at 11:35 p.m.
UCPD arrested one person Thursday for adding leaves and brush to a fire on campus.
Officers arrested the person at the Hilgard Bus Turnaround and discovered they had an illegal knife, according to a post on the department’s Instagram.
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.
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