Latest Event Updates
Normal Campus Operations and Malibu Canyon Road Remains Closed
The Franklin Fire sits at more than 42% containment and is only smoldering and creeping in some remote areas. The fire is not affecting the Malibu campus. Normal operations will continue tomorrow at all southern California campuses.
Malibu Canyon Road remains closed as repairs and inspections continue to ensure the safety of the roadway following the effects of the fire, and there is currently no estimated time for re-opening the road. All other routes to the Malibu campus are open.
Employees and students are encouraged to remain informed about conditions for Pepperdine’s Southern California campuses by utilizing the following resources:
- Malibu Campus Road hotline: 310.506.ROAD (7623)
- Emergency Information Page: emergency.pepperdine.edu
Greater Los Angeles road conditions can be viewed online at www.sigalert.com.
Final Franklin Fire Update #17 – Normal Operations Resume, PCH Open
University officials continue to monitor the Franklin Fire, which poses no further threat to the Malibu campus. Fire officials have continued the process of repopulating Malibu and have reopened roads. Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) is now open with traffic moving in both directions. Malibu Canyon remains closed.
Normal operations on the Malibu campus are scheduled to resume for faculty and staff next week, and campus events are resuming this weekend. Please review the University events calendar for the latest updates. The air quality in Malibu is good and has returned to normal levels, though individuals may still smell the remnants of the Franklin fire due to the burn scars on and surrounding campus. The University continues facilities work on campus including but not limited to cleaning spaces and replacement of air handler filters.
Thank you all for your support and partnership as we navigated the Franklin Fire together. We deeply value each member of our community and are grateful to serve a community that pulls together to uplift and support one another. This will be the final update offered by the Emergency Operations Committee (EOC). If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact Emergency Services.
Campus Access Permitted – Update #16
The University continues to monitor the Franklin Fire and related information important for our community. As noted in a previous update, the Malibu campus is in a location in which residents are allowed to return with ID. Law enforcement has clarified this road access information to indicate that in addition to on-campus faculty and staff homeowner residents, Pepperdine students who live on the Malibu campus are also allowed to return to campus.
Commuter students who do not live on the Malibu campus are not allowed access to the Malibu campus at this time.
Homeowners should be prepared to show their government ID which indicates an address on the Malibu campus. Residential students living on the Malibu campus should be prepared to show their Pepperdine student ID.
Campus Update #15
Air quality continues to improve in Malibu as the winds have died down and currently air quality conditions in Malibu and on campus are normal. Facilities personnel have begun the process of restarting air handlers and cleaning campus following the fire.
The Malibu campus is in a location in which residents are allowed to return with ID.
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