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Consider donating your accrued PTO hours to colleagues affected by the LA fires

UC employees can support their colleagues by donating accrued vacation or staff PTO hours to a new, temporary Los Angeles Wildfire Catastrophic Leave Bank.


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New UC wildfire resources webinar series

UC experts from several locations are coming together to produce informative webinars about wildfire safety and recovery.


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More Los Angeles fires news and resources

Links and resources for staying up with the latest, along with information on how you can help.


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California wildfires: Resources, research and ways to help

Find out how to access resources available through your UC benefits plans if you're affected by wildfire or another emergency. Plus, explore UC research on wildfire and opportunities on how to help communities in need.


Get the facts on how wildfire smoke can dramatically impact your health

You know wildfire smoke is bad for you. But do you know how bad? Find out what UC researchers have discovered.


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Learn how to fireproof your home for wildfire season

Try these practical tips informed by cutting-edge research from UC Cooperative Extension foresters.


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Emergency resources from UC benefit plans

UC’s benefits plans can help you during a natural disaster or other emergency.


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Emergency resources through your UC benefits

Wildfire season is upon us once again — a good reminder that UC’s benefits plans provide many resources during natural disasters and other emergencies.


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More evidence that California weather is trending toward extremes

Patterns associated with wildfires are increasing in frequency, while those linked to “normal” rainfall are decreasing.


How ‘good fire’ can help protect California’s forests

For millennia, Indigenous people in California used fire to cultivate landscapes and promote healthy growth. Today, the wisdom of that approach is seen as one of the keys to unraveling the deadly cycle of California wildfires.


A UC Berkeley effort brings air purifiers to Bay Area residents in need

To date, the Common Humanity Collective has assembled 1,200 air purifiers and given them out to those most at risk from wildfire smoke.