Pepperdine University cancelled classes for today, Nov. 9, due to the Hill and Woosley Fires in the Calabasas and Agoura Hills areas. An email statement released at 4:39 a.m. stated: Classes are canceled and offices are closed on the Malibu and Calabasas campuses for today, November 9, 2018. All other campuses remain open at this […]
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Ventura County Wildfires Spreads Southwest
The Hill and Woolsey fires spread from Ventura towards Calabasas
CA Wildlife Center Helps Thomas Fire Rabbit
A heartwarming video as wildfires ravish across Southern California last December. The video showed a young man rescuing a wild rabbit from the Thomas flames. The man transported the rabbit to the California Wildlife Center, a nonprofit medical care and animal rehabilitation facility in Malibu. “The mission of the wildlife center is to care for […]
Homeless Encampment Starts Malibu Fire
It was what everyone feared when a fire erupted this week amid red flag conditions. Firefighters were called at 3:15 on Monday morning to deal with an initially reported 6-acre fire near the Malibu Knolls neighborhood in the Malibu Civic Center area. Mayor Skylar Peak said the fire was started by a homeless encampment. He said […]
Malibu Fire Department Contains Brush Fire
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. […]
Malibu Fire Caused By Downed Power Line
Photos by Kelly Rodriguez As multiple wildfires burn across Southern California, firefighters knocked out a blaze this morning in Malibu. A fire broke out at 5331 Horizon Drive between Kanan Dume Road and Trancas Canyon Road in northern Malibu this morning around 8 a.m. The fire was caused by a downed power line that sparked […]
Fire Claims Building at Calamigos; Students Unharmed
Photo by Michaela Meyer Pepperdine students were evacuated from their Calamigos Ranch dorms early this morning as a fire destroyed one of the buildings on the property. The Gerson Club, a lounge area near the ranch’s upper pool, burned down completely. Students were evacuated at 4 a.m., on Monday and the fire was extinguished by […]
Malibu Fire Preparedness
It’s been ten years since the Malibu Canyon Fire destroyed 14 structures. NewsWaves reporter Araceli Cresencio tells us how firefighters and residents are alert.
From Our Feed: Two Fires Blazed During Heat Wave Saturday
With temperatures reaching the mid-90s, two fires broke out Saturday afternoon.
Residence Halls Receive Fire, Life, Safety Inspections
Photos Courtesy of Jennevieve Fong and Morgan Buhler Fire, Life and Safety Inspections occurred this past week for George Page, Lovernich and Drescher residence halls. LA County requires that Pepperdine conducts these inspections throughout the year and includes academic and residential areas on campus, according to Associate Director of Housing Luke Bost. “The inspections within […]
