Crime & Safety
Updated Interactive Map of Silver Fire Burn Area by Esri of Redlands
An interactive map of the Silver Fire created by Esri of Redlands has updated frequently since it's been available Aug. 8, and by Sunday it showed the footprint of the destructive blaze's 30-square-mile burn area.
The size of the Silver Fire burn area was estimated to be 19,436 acres as of 7 a.m. Aug. 11, an area that equates to 30.36 square miles.
The estimate of destruction caused by the fire as of early Sunday Aug. 11 included 26 homes, one commercial building, and 21 outbuildings destroyed, two homes and six outbuildings damaged, according to Cal Fire.
There's another map with local impacts and the fire's location relative to Idyllwild at this link:
http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/wildlandfire/mountain-fire-local-impact-map
More on the Silver Fire from Banning-Beaumont Patch:
SILVER FIRE UPDATE: With More than 45 Structures Destroyed, Residents Warned of Insurance Fraud
SILVER FIRE UPDATE: Burn Area is 19,000 Acres, 70 Percent Contained, 11 Injured
SILVER FIRE HELP: Victim Resources for Debris Clean-Up, Assistance Contacts
SILVER FIRE RECOVERY: In Devastated Poppet Flats Neighborhood, Pig Survives Blaze and Neighbors Pull Together
SILVER FIRE: How You Can Help Fire Victims With Clothing, Monetary Donations
SILVER FIRE UPDATE: Evacs Lifted in Some Communities, Fire Estimated at 17,500 Acres
SILVER FIRE BURN VICTIM: Man Was Found on Old Banning-Idyllwild Road
SILVER FIRE VIDEO: Poppet Flats Resident Returns to Home Burned to Ground
SILVER FIRE MAP: Interactive Public Info by Esri of Redlands
VIDEO: As Silver Fire Advances Evacuee Says 'We Decided to Leave on Our Own'
Inside the Silver Fire: Photos From Evacuated Areas in San Jacinto Mountains
Beaumont Unified School District Employee Loses Everything in Silver Fire
Silver Fire Evacuation Center, Fire Camp Set Up in Beaumont
Video, Pics: Silver Fire South of Banning
SILVER FIRE UPDATE: 26 Homes Destroyed, 6 Injuries to Date
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