Pickett Fire Prompts Evacuations in Napa County, California
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MARISA ENDICOTT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Fire crews made gains Friday in their battle against the Pickett Fire in Napa County, even as the blaze grew to more than 3,000 acres, making it the largest
The Pickett Fire in Calistoga doubled in size and, as of Friday evening, was about 3,235 acres and 7% contained, CalFire officials announced.
The area of the fire, which began shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday off Pickett Road east of Calistoga, increased to 4,690 acres overnight and containment remained at 7% as of 8:57 a.m., according to Cal Fire.
Sonoma, Napa and Solano counties will likely be impacted by smoke from the Pickett Fire, the Air District said Thursday.