Pickett Fire Prompts Evacuations in Napa County, California
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The blaze has prompted evacuation orders for dozens of rural residents and threatens several wineries and vineyards in the area.
Napa County residents in evacuation zone POP- E002C, west of Pope Valley Road, were ordered to evacuate on Saturday morning as the Picket Fire continued to threaten lives and property.
While a large wildfire burns in Napa wine country, forecasters warn of temperatures as high as 110 degrees in some areas around Los Angeles County.
Sonoma, Napa and Solano counties will likely be impacted by smoke from the Pickett Fire, the Air District said Thursday.
Firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire burning in the 2300 block of Pickett Road in Calistoga Thursday afternoon. CAL FIRE says the fire is approximately 60 acres and 0% contained. Evacuations have been ordered for the following zones: E120- North of Silverado Trail South of Pickett Rd,