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San Diego Area Fires Strike
Home with UCSD Faculty and Staff
Thousands of UCSD Employees Evacuate Their Homes;
Campus Becomes Safe Haven to 10,000 Students
Classes started up again and offices reopened their doors today at UCSD after fires raging through San Diego County forced the campus to close its doors for a week.
The fires never threatened the campus itself. But thousands of faculty and staff members were swept up in the wave of evacuations that sent more than 500,000 San Diego County residents packing last week. It’s unclear for now how many members of the UCSD community lost their homes.
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UCSD Volunteers Fan Out Across
County to Help Those Impacted by Fires
 As fires were raging through San Diego County Tuesday, members of the men’s rowing team at UC San Diego drove up to the evacuation center at the Del Mar Fairgrounds with a full load of donations. When they got there, up came a group of tall, athletic men to help then unload—members of the UC San Diego men’s basketball team. More  |
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More than 50 Burn Patients Treated at UCSD
Regional Burn Center as Fires Rage Through County
UCSD Medical Center Staff Come to Patients’ Aid
Despite Being Evacuated from Their Own Homes
 The UCSD Medical Center and UCSD Regional Burn Center have been through this before. Four years ago when the Cedar Fires erupted, the hospital mobilized to care for the injured, and by the time the devastation had subsided, 23 patients were still being treated as inpatients, some with critical burns. All who were treated at UCSD survived. More |
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Campus Reaches Out to Help
Employees Deal with Aftermath of Fires
 What kind of help will be available for fire victims? How will employees get paid? Will employees who worked while the campus was closed get extra vacation? The fires that devastated San Diego County aren't out yet, but UCSD top administrators already have some answers to these questions.
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UCSD in Nation's Top 25 for Peace Corps Recruits
Peace Corps National Director Visits Campus
 UCSD has become one of the top 25 universities in the nation for the number of students it recruits into the Peace Corps. To mark the achievement, Ronald A. Tschetter, the national director of the Peace Corps, visited the campus Oct. 15. More |
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“Active Shooter” Drill at UC San Diego
Tests Campus Teams and New Technologies
 A complete cross-section of the campus community — administrators, faculty, staff and students from every college and division — listened as Chancellor Marye Anne Fox praised the crisis-response drill that had just ended. "We hope the day never comes," she said from the podium in the tent behind the UCSD Police Department, "but we are more ready today than we were yesterday, and for that I thank each and every one of you."
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Reconsidering Little Rock
 The 50th anniversary of the attempt by nine African American students to desegregate Central High School in Little Rock, Ark.—and its application to current events—will be marked with a Nov. 13-15 symposium at the University of California, San Diego. All meetings are free and open to the public. More |
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Forums Examine Women’s Status in the UC Workforce
 Wanted: better childcare, more flexibility for staff members and better recruitment for graduate students and faculty. These were some of the topics discussed during two forums held on campus last week focusing on women in the UC workforce. More |
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I hope this letter finds you safe after the harrowing week we spent dealing with the Witch Creek, Harris and other wildfires in San Diego County. Everyone in our community has been affected in some way. Over 500,000 residents were evacuated and many, including UC San Diego employees, returned to find their homes destroyed or damaged. 
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox will hold a town hall meeting at noon Wednesday at the Price Center Theatre to provide participants with an opportunity to hear about activities to assist those affected by last week's wildfires. The town hall will include a brief overview of the crisis management process put in place during the fires and options to assist the San Diego community. Fox and other top administrators will be on hand to answer questions during a Q&A session.
Have you been impacted by the San Diego area fires? UCSD stands ready to help. 
