Overview

• The Silver Fire has scorched 1,000 acres in California's Eastern Sierra region since it began Sunday afternoon near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road.
• Mandatory evacuations are in effect for Laws, Chalfant, and White Mountain Estates, with an evacuation center set up at the Benton Community Center.
• Strong winds, with gusts forecasted up to 65 mph on Monday, have grounded firefighting aircraft and hindered containment efforts, which remain at 0%.
• A 30-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 6 has been partially reopened with traffic being escorted as conditions allow.
• Over 200 personnel are battling the blaze, while the cause of the fire remains under investigation.