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All Operations Normal

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Welcome to Pepperdine University’s Emergency Information website. CURRENTLY ALL UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS ARE NORMAL.

This Emergency Information Web site may be accessed via a link on Pepperdine University’s Home Page at anytime. You may wish to save the URL for easy referencing in the event of an emergency impacting Pepperdine University in Malibu, or any of its campuses. During an emergency, information on this site will be updated regularly to keep students, faculty, staff, and family members informed with accurate and current information.

In addition to briefings which are posted during an emergency, this site makes it easy for you to obtain the latest information or road conditions affecting the Malibu campus. In the event of an emergency, the latest information will be posted at the top of this page.

Pepperdine’s Toll Free Emergency Hotline: (888) 286-5659. The recorded message is updated regularly during emergency situations.

Information about current road conditions is also available on the Road Condition Hotline at (310) 506-ROAD (7623).

To report an emergency on the Malibu campus and at all other domestic University campuses, call 911. Then please call the Department of Public Safety at (310) 506-4441.

If you have any questions, please call the Public Relations Office at (818) 702-1401.

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A Message from President Gash: Pepperdine’s Emergency Preparedness

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Each year, Pepperdine shares this message to keep you informed of our emergency response plans and to highlight the vital role preparedness plays in keeping the community safe. As we begin a new school year, you can take comfort in knowing that safety remains our highest priority.

Pepperdine operates like a well-equipped, self-reliant small city. We maintain our own fire trucks, emergency response personnel, 24/7 facilities staff, emergency food and water, health and counseling centers, and resident faculty and staff who assist in emergency responses. We are prepared to act as our own first responders during initial crises or utility disruptions until local first responders can reach campus. We use well-rehearsed protocols to evaluate risks and can open pre-planned relocation centers if necessary.

Pepperdine’s Emergency Operations Committee leads the University during challenging moments and posts their latest information on Pepperdine’s Emergency Information Page. Timely, accurate, emergency alerts are shared with the University community via the University’s mass notification system, Everbridge, which allows messages to be sent to all faculty, staff, and students, via cell, office, and home phones, emails, and text messages. To ensure that you will receive such alerts, please take a moment to ensure your contact information is listed correctly in WaveNet. 

We also rely on proactive safety programs and community resources:

  • Department of Public Safety (DPS): DPS officers are on campus 24/7 and their dispatch center is also available anytime at 310.506.4442 (non-emergency) or 310.506.4441 (emergency)
  • LiveSafe App: Allows users to send tips to DPS, access emergency procedures, and use SafeWalk for peer-to-peer virtual escorts on/off campus or abroad.
  • International SOS: Provides 24/7 global concierge medical and security assistance for those in our international programs.
  • Threat Assessment Team: Pepperdine’s multidisciplinary team of University leaders, Counseling Center staff, and outside experts who meet regularly to evaluate and address potential threats and alert law enforcement as appropriate.

Our emergency plans are living documents, continuously evolving to employ global best practices and lessons learned. While we hope our emergency plans remain unneeded, we are ready. 

We look forward to a rewarding, successful, and safe academic year together.

This entry was posted in International Campuses, US Campuses.

Accident on PCH near Paradise Cove

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Both directions of Pacific Coast Highway are impacted north of the Malibu campus near Paradise Cove due to a vehicle accident involving a power pole that occurred earlier this morning.

Members of the Pepperdine community are encouraged to drive slowly and carefully, leave plenty of extra time for travel, and maintain awareness of road conditions through the following resources:

  • Malibu Campus Road hotline: 310.506.ROAD (7623) 
  • Sigalert.com for the Greater Los Angeles area

The latest emergency information is available on Pepperdine’s Emergency Information Page: emergency.pepperdine.edu. 

This entry was posted in Malibu.

Pepperdine Monitoring Jasper Wildfire

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University officials are monitoring the Jasper Fire in Calabasas, which is near the intersection of Las Virgenes Road and Mulholland Highway. The small fire is not a threat to Pepperdine’s campuses in Malibu or Calabasas. The fire has burned five acres, a multitude of firefighting resources are on scene, and forward progress appears to be stopped. There may be temporary closures or disruptions of Las Virgenes Road for a short time.

Please be advised of the following:

  • Community members whose homes are affected by the fire or road closures should follow the directions of their local governmental agencies. 
  • Road condition information is available on the University’s Road Condition hotline at 310.506.ROAD (7623).

The latest information from Pepperdine’s EOC is also available on the University’s Emergency Information Page.

This entry was posted in Calabasas, Malibu.