Napa County declared a local emergency for the Calistoga area seeking additional funding to fight the Pickett Fire. The fire began just before 3 pm Thursday along Pickett Road outside Calistoga and spread to over 2,100 acres overnight, later reaching nearly 7,000 acres with 11 percent containment by Sunday afternoon. Cal Fire deployed 435 firefighters and 75 engines initially and 1,230 firefighters by Saturday, along with aircraft, bulldozers, engines and hand crews. Hot, dry and windy conditions challenged containment and temporarily grounded aircraft, prompting evacuation orders for about 190 people and warnings for 360. The Bay Area Air District issued an Air Quality Advisory for Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties and urged residents to check fire.airnow.gov for smoke protection.
Napa County declared a local emergency for the Calistoga area Sunday, calling for additional funding to fight the Pickett Fire, which had reached nearly 7,000 acres and was 11 percent contained by Sunday afternoon. As SFist reported, the fire broke out just before 3 pm Thursday along Pickett Road outside the city limits of Calistoga, spreading to over 2,100 acres overnight. Cal Fire deployed 435 firefighters and 75 engines to fight the fire on Friday, when the temperature reportedly reached 100 degrees.
As KPIX reports, the Bay Area Air District issued an Air Quality Advisory for Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties on Friday, which was extended through Monday, August 25. KPIX notes that the agency is urging residents in those counties to check fire.airnow.gov to stay protected from the smoke. Cal Fire LNU/X As Santa Rosa's Press Democrat reports, ground crews and night-flying helicopters kept the fire within the established limits overnight on Friday.
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