Pepperdine University avoided significant damage from the Franklin Fire, despite flames approaching the campus library where students were sheltering. The university's shelter-in-place policy, in effect since the 1990s, kept the community safe on campus. Officials emphasize the importance of pre-planning and fire-resistant infrastructure in mitigating wildfire risks.
Pepperdine University escaped the Franklin Fire with only minimal damage after social media videos showed flames charring hillsides and nearing the library where students were sheltering.Pepperdine has a shelter in place policy, which was activated during the Franklin Fire , and has been around since the 1990s.
They are also constructed in clusters, so even if flames were to reach one set, it would be more difficult for it to spread directly to the next set.
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