• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Advertising
  • Join PGM
Pepperdine Graphic

Pepperdine Graphic

  • News
    • Good News
  • Sports
    • Hot Shots
  • Life & Arts
  • Perspectives
    • Advice Column
    • Waves Comic
  • GNews
    • Staff Spotlights
    • First and Foremost
    • Allgood Food
    • Pepp in Your Step
    • DunnCensored
    • Beyond the Statistics
  • Special Publications
    • 5 Years In
    • L.A. County Fires
    • Change in Sports
    • Solutions Journalism: Climate Anxiety
    • Common Threads
    • Art Edition
    • Peace Through Music
    • Climate Change
    • Everybody Has One
    • If It Bleeds
    • By the Numbers
    • LGBTQ+ Edition: We Are All Human
    • Where We Stand: One Year Later
    • In the Midst of Tragedy
  • Currents
    • Currents Spring 2025
    • Currents Fall 2024
    • Currents Spring 2024
    • Currents Winter 2024
    • Currents Spring 2023
    • Currents Fall 2022
    • Spring 2022: Moments
    • Fall 2021: Global Citizenship
    • Spring 2021: Beauty From Ashes
    • Fall 2020: Humans of Pepperdine
    • Spring 2020: Everyday Feminism
    • Fall 2019: Challenging Perceptions of Light & Dark
  • Podcasts
    • On the Other Hand
    • RE: Connect
    • Small Studio Sessions
    • SportsWaves
    • The Graph
    • The Melanated Muckraker
  • Print Editions
  • NewsWaves
  • Sponsored Content
  • Digital Deliveries
  • DPS Crime Logs

Malibu Fire Department Contains Brush Fire

January 30, 2018 by Kelly Rodriguez

Photos courtesy of Julie Ellerton

A brush fire broke out near Civic Center Way in Malibu around 3 a.m. on Monday, according to Fire Station 88 Engineer Matt Rickard. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.

While the blaze was estimated to be 6 acres, firefighters later changed the figure to approximately 2.6 acres.

The fire was 95 percent contained and air support from Alumni Park was subsequently cancelled at 5:38 a.m., according to Pepperdine Public Relations Manager Alex Forero.

The fire posed no threat to the Malibu campus, but university officials said they are monitoring the area until further notice.

malibufire 2.jpg

Evacuations were ordered at 4:02 a.m. for the Malibu Knolls neighborhood and were lifted at 5:37 a.m., once the fire was contained, according to the City of Malibu Twitter.

Rickard said the crew began to wrap up around 7 a.m., but firefighters are remaining in the area until further notice.

“A few crew are still in the area to monitor the fire,” Rickard said.

Los Angeles County Fire Department Inspector Gustavo Medina said the cause of the fire is being investigated by the Arson Fire Investigation Unit.

“The investigation is still underway,” Medina said. “As of now, they have no indication of the cause of the fire. We’re not sure how long it will take, especially because brush fires take a while to determine a root cause.”

Mayor Skylar Peak said the fire was started by a homeless encampment. He said that this is not the first Malibu fire to start in this way.

UPDATE 1/30/18 11:48 a.m.: As of Tuesday Jan. 30, Fire Station 88 Captain Todd Garvey said there is extra staffing in the area but today will likely be the last day.

UPDATE 1/31/18 2:30 p.m.: Story updated to include statement from Inspector Medina and information from Jon Michael Raasch.

This is a developing story. We will provide updates as information is made available.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alex Forero, alumni park, brush fire, Civic Center Way, fire, Fire Station 88, Kelly Rodriguez, Malibu, Malibu Knolls, Matt Rickard

Primary Sidebar

Categories

  • Featured
  • News
  • Life & Arts
  • Perspectives
  • Sports
  • Podcasts
  • G News
  • COVID-19
  • Fall 2021: Global Citizenship
  • Everybody Has One
  • Newsletters

Footer

Pepperdine Graphic Media
Copyright © 2025 · Pepperdine Graphic

Contact Us

Advertising
(310) 506-4318
peppgraphicadvertising@gmail.com

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
(310) 506-4311
peppgraphicmedia@gmail.com
Student Publications
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu, CA 90263
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube