Incident Update Silver Fire
- Date:
- 08/28/2024
- Time:
- 6:35 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Silver Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2024-08-28
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Silver Mountain Road and Riverview Drive, Rail Road Flat, CA
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Calaveras
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 12
- Containment
- 3%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- 1
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Vegetation Fire in heavy brush, currently has retardant all the way around, crews are making good progress.
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 11
- Water Tenders
- 4
- Helicopters
- 2
- Dozers
- 2
- Hand Crews
- 3
- Total Personnel
- 130