As of 5 p.m., UCLA’s emergency status has expired. The campus will now pivot to “modified operations.”

The evacuation warning adjacent to the UCLA campus has been lifted, according to Cal Fire. The nearest evacuation warning area to campus is now west of Interstate 405.

As wildfires continue to rage across Los Angeles County, more than 1,000 incarcerated firefighters stand on the front lines.
These inmates are part of the Conservation Camp Program – a collaboration between the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the LA County Fire Department.

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 10:41 p.m.
As wildfires continue to rage across Los Angeles County, more than 1,000 incarcerated firefighters stand on the front lines.

As fires continue to spread across Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he extended protections against price gouging on rental housing Thursday.
California law mandates that, during a state of emergency, hotels, motels and rental housing cannot raise their prices by more than 10%.

This post was updated Jan. 14 at 8:58 p.m.
The Bruins’ 12-year winning streak against a former Pac-12 foe is over.
No. 24 UCLA swim and dive (3-2) met UC Santa Barbara and Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday.

As of 2 p.m., there is no evacuation order or warning for the UCLA campus.
The Palisades fire is now 14% contained. However, windy conditions are expected to pick up Tuesday, increasing the threat of fire growth.

Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities Roger Wakimoto said in a town hall that UCLA is recommending that researchers “ramp down” activities due to the evacuation alert bordering campus.

Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck said the university has received housing requests from 67 faculty and staff who have lost their homes and has placed 10 individuals in university housing so far.

President of UCLA Health Johnese Spisso said in a town hall that UCLA hospitals in Westwood, Santa Monica and the West Valley have the designation of “essential facilities,” meaning Cal Fire will deploy maximum resources should fire threaten them.