A fire that started 1.8 miles away from the UCLA campus on Wednesday evening has been 60% contained.
The Sepulveda fire started around 11 p.m. Wednesday near the Getty Center, prompting evacuation warnings bordering the campus.

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A fire has broken out east of Interstate 405 near the Getty Center.
The Sepulveda fire has burned 10 acres as of 11:40 p.m.

Fires across Los Angeles County have disrupted UCLA operations, eliciting feelings of worry and confusion for some parents and gratitude for effective communication from the university for others.

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.

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UCLA advised campus researchers to begin scaling down activities Jan. 12, citing the threat of the Los Angeles County fires.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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As wildfires continue to rage across Los Angeles County, more than 1,000 incarcerated firefighters stand on the front lines.

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A Disaster Recovery Center opened Tuesday at the UCLA Research Park to assist victims of the Los Angeles County wildfires.