Smoke from the Silver Fire rises over electric wind turbines near the community of Cabazon, on August 8, 2013. #

Fire spreads up the north side of the San Jacinto Mountains, near wind turbines at the Silver Fire, near Banning, on August 8, 2013. #

Fire spreads across the San Jacinto Mountains east of Banning, California, on August 8, 2013. #

A DC-10 firefighting jet drops fire retardant on the Silver Fire near Banning, on August 7, 2013. #

Wind turbines in the distance, beyond hills blackened by the Silver Fire near Banning, on August 8, 2013. #

Firefighters return to the scene of an overnight fire to ensure embers are put out on a hillside south of Banning, on August 8, 2013. #

Jessica Wagner hoses down her property as the Silver Fire moves into the foothills above her home on Ida Avenue in Cabazon, on August 8, 2013. #

The Silver Fire spreads in the early morning hours near Banning, on August 8, 2013. #

Firefighters spray water near a burning house in the Twin Pines Road area near Banning, on August 7, 2013. #

The Silver Fire burns near homes in the community of Cabazon in the early morning hours near Banning, on August 8, 2013. #

A car burns as it is consumed by the Silver Fire near Banning, on August 7, 2013. #

A firefighter battles flames at a home consumed by the Silver Fire near Banning, on August 7, 2013. #

The Silver Fire burns near electric energy wind generators in the community of Cabazon in the early morning hours near Banning,on August 8, 2013. #

Wind-blown embers fly from an ancient oak tree that burned in the Silver Fire near Banning, on August 7, 2013. #

The Silver Fire lights up the night near Banning, on August 7, 2013. #

A smouldering mountainside, seen under the stars after being burned by the Silver Fire near Banning, California, on August 7, 2013. #