The blaze, which is being called the Silver Fire, was reported at around 2:10 p.m. on Sunday near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road, just north of Bishop.

Cal Fire's new maps for Southern California added 3.5 million acres into fire-hazard zones, increasing the acreage in the highest hazard zone by 26%.

All told, the size of orange and red patches on the new maps is 3,626 square miles — an area nearly twice the size of Delaware.

For the first time in over a decade, state officials will be updating fire maps for Southern California. This includes crucial information on the latest wildfire prone areas, fire risk zones and fire-building codes. The new maps will impact land-use decisions, building standards and wildfire mitigation strategies for local governments.

California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CalFire, has been releasing these maps in installments ... be carefully designed with multiple evacuation routes, adequate water supply ...

A rapidly growing vegetation fire prompted evacuation orders for parts of Inyo and Mono counties on Sunday afternoon. According to Cal Fire San Bernardino Unit, the fire was first reported at 2:11 p.m.

The Silver fire in Inyo and Mono counties continued to burn Monday morning, scorching 1,250 acres and spurring evacuations. The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, home of the world's oldest trees, is threatened by the blaze,

The Silver Fire comes as the National Weather Service has forecasted southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts up to 65 mph on Monday for the region.