The wildfire — which some agencies called the Laws Fire — was reported Sunday afternoon near the highway bridge over the Owens River.

The Silver Fire, which sparked Sunday afternoon near Bishop, has forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes and threatens important natural habitats.

Weather forecasters expect a quarter- to a half-inch of precipitation Sunday and Monday, likely not enough to affect wildfire burn areas.

Insurers say a neighborhood like the one built in Southern California protects residents from fire — and perhaps other close by properties as well.

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, Huntington Beach, Laguna Hills, Chino Hills and Rancho Cucamonga.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) has updated its classification of areas that are more at risk of being affected by wildfires, adding more Southern California neighborhoods into the “very high” fire hazard severity zones.