SIATech East LA and Downtown LA Schools Closed Today January 8 Due to Fire Emergency

SIATech Downtown Los Angeles and East Los Angeles campuses will be CLOSED today, Wednesday January 8, 2025 due to the ongoing fires in our area. 

Please contact your mentor teacher or principal if you have questions. If you need help with their contact information, please reply to this communication at info@siatech.org.

This closure is for SIATech Downtown Los Angeles and SIATech East Los Angeles only. All other SIATech campuses remain open. 

Students and families are encouraged to stay indoors, and monitor air quality and evacuation orders.

Public Safety Resources

We want to ensure everyone's safety and provide some helpful information and resources as we monitor the fire situation in LA County.

Evacuation Orders:

• Fire evacuation maps can be found at https://lafd.org/ 
• Check your local emergency services website at https://emergency.lacity.gov or on Instagram @ReadyLA
• Monitor Cal Fire (https://www.fire.ca.gov) for fire information and current evacuation zones, or Instagram @calfire
• Sign up for emergency alerts through your county's alert system: https://alertlacounty.genasys.com/portal/en/register

Air Quality Monitoring:

• Monitor local air quality at https://www.AirNow.gov or AQMD
• Follow Los Angeles county health department guidelines for outdoor activities at https://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov or at 1-833-540-0473

Power Outages:

• Southern CA Edison - https://www.sce.com/outage-center/check-outage-status
• Los Angeles Dept of Water and Power - https://www.ladwp.com/outages/power-outage-map

SIATech Schools are monitoring the situation and will provide an update about tomorrow's school operations later today.