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The rapidly growing vegetation fire prompted evacuation orders for parts of INYO and Mono counties on Sunday afternoon.
The fire was first reported at 2:11pm in the area of Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road in Bishop City, according to the Cal Fire San Bernardino unit.
Labeled as silver fire, the flame burned at least 150 acres and was moving east/northeast at “rapid speed,” officials said.
As of 8pm, the fire was mapped on 1,000 acres with 0% containment, and the Cal Fire BDU said it was still active with a thick brush.
“All resources remain on the scene,” Cal Fire said. “Evacuation orders and road closures remain while crews build containment.”
The department said at X-Post at 4pm that the silver fire jumped to Highway 6, threatening multiple structures and power lines.
“Aircraft, heavy equipment and additional engines were requested,” Cal Fire BDU said.
The crew arrived to face unfavourable weather conditions such as dry brushes and strong winds. One air attack, two tankers, at least one unit was sent or could not fly due to “extreme turbulence.”
The National Weather Service in Las Vegas reports that winds at the Bishop’s airport are gusts of winds 25-30 miles from the west/southwest, with relative humidity of around 10%.
With support from Mono County law enforcement, crews began evacuating White Mountain Estate by 5pm.
As of 6pm, the next zone still had forced evacuation orders for ICU-017-B, ICU-019, ICU-057-B, ICU-065, ICU-087-B, ICU-087-E and MCU-E039.
A forced evacuation zone issued on March 30, 2025 due to a silver fire. (Cal Fire) The silver fire begins in the bishop, where it quickly grew to 1,000 acres and is seen here as it prompted evacuation orders in Inyo and Mono counties. The March 2025 (Cal Fire BDU) Silver Fire began in Bishop, where it grew rapidly to 150 acres and can be seen here as it prompted evacuation orders in Inyo and Mono counties. March 2025 (CHP Bishop) Silver Fire begins at Bishop, where it grows rapidly to 1,000 acres and is seen here as it prompted evacuation orders in Inney and Mono counties. March 2025 (CHP Bishop) Silver Fire begins at Bishop, where it grows rapidly to 1,000 acres and is seen here as it prompted evacuation orders in Inney and Mono counties. March 2025 (Cal Fire BDU) The silver fire, which began at Bishop on March 30, 2025, grew rapidly to 1,000 acres here, prompting evacuation orders in INYO and Mono counties. (Cal Fire BDU) The silver fire begins with the bishop, and can be seen here as it quickly grew to 1,000 acres and prompted evacuation orders in Inyo and Mono counties. March 2025 (Caltrans) The silver fire that began in Bishop on March 30, 2025 is seen in fury in Inho County. (Alert California) The silver fire that began in the bishop on March 30, 2025 is seen in fury in Inney County. (Alert California) The silver fire that began in the bishop on March 30, 2025 is seen in fury in Inney County. (Alert California) The silver fire begins with the bishop, and can be seen here as it rapidly grew to 1,000 acres and prompted evacuation orders in INYO and Mono counties. March 2025 (CHP Bishop) Silver Fire begins at Bishop, where it grows rapidly to 1,000 acres and is seen here as it prompted evacuation orders in Inney and Mono counties. March 2025 (CHP Bishop) Silver Fire begins at Bishop, where it grows rapidly to 1,000 acres and is seen here as it prompted evacuation orders in Inney and Mono counties. March 2025. (Cal Fire BDU)
“An immediate threat to life,” Cal Fire said. “This is a legal order to leave now. The area is legally closed to public access.”
Mono County officials said the evacuation centre was established at the Benton Community Center, 120, 58869 Highway in Benton.
Bishop’s California Highway Patrol said Highway 6 was closed around 5:30pm.
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No injuries or deaths were reported initially.
Authorities said the cause of the fire was under investigation.
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