Wildfires Los Angeles
With the recent wildfires Los Angeles (LA), there are several ways to stay informed about resources and help those affected by the fires. To stay in the loop of campus operations and resources, click the UCLA Newsroom link below.
How to get resources
A helpful UCLA initiative for the Bruin community is the Be Well Bruin resource. The Be Well Bruin website provides comprehensive information about what resources are available for Bruins in need, from financial, physical and emotional needs to basic needs, including food and housing, for instance. To learn more about the resource Be Well Bruin, click here, or to visit the Be Well Bruin website, click the link below.
Staying informed
For updates that were shared live on the wildfires Los Angeles, visit the Daily Bruin “Live: January 2025 Fires” live coverage via the link below.
Or, to access the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the LA County fires, click the link below.
How to help
A recent UCLA Newsroom article includes a comprehensive list of ways to help the community affected by the wildfires Los Angeles. The article includes information on how to donate to the Bruin Wildfire Relief Funds and get into contact with the UCLA Volunteer Center, amidst an additional list of resources to help. Click the link below for ways to help the community.
LA Strong
Due to the damaging effects of the wildfires in Los Angeles, UCLA Trademarks and Licensing, a student-run enterprise of ASUCLA, has collaborated with Fanatics, a sporting company, to raise donations to give back to the local community. Proceeds of the Fanatics LA Strong merchandise sold at the UCLA Store will go directly to local organizations to help support the LA community both fighting the wildfires Los Angeles and recovering in the aftermath. The local organizations include the American Red Cross and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation.
The licensed Fanatics merchandise features the LA Strong logo in UCLA blue, with the UCLA logo underneath. To check out the collaboration and help support the Bruin and the greater Los Angeles community, click the UCLA Store link below. The collaboration launched on Jan. 29, just weeks after the first few wildfires Los Angeles began in the early new year.