Mar. 30—A fast-growing fire forced evacuations Sunday afternoon near Bishop, an Eastern Sierra city that is a popular springboard for High Sierra hikers and skiers. The Silver Fire, which began ...

The Silver Fire ignited at 2:11 p.m. local time Sunday in Inyo County near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road, north of Bishop, near the state border with Nevada, the California Department of ...

The wildfire, named the Silver fire, began around 2:11 p.m. north of Bishop, a city about halfway between Yosemite National Park and Death Valley National Park, according to Cal Fire, the state ...

Silver Fire initially started 2:11 p.m. March 30 in Inyo County. After being active for five days, it has burned 1,611 acres. As of Friday evening, the fire crew managed to contain 98% of this ...