Evacuation orders are in effect as wildfires burn across the West, including Napa County. The Pickett Fire has burned nearly 4,690 acres and remained about 7% contained after sparking Thursday afternoon. Firefighters reported slope-driven runs, short-range spotting, and successful holds on established lines overnight. The cause of the Pickett Fire is unknown, and part of its burn area overlaps the 2020 Glass Fire footprint, though conditions differ and wind-driven behavior from 2020 is not present. At least 1,230 personnel, 80 engines and seven helicopters are engaged. Concurrently, Oregon’s Flat Fire scorched at least 3,300 acres.
Evacuation orders are in effect as wildfires blaze across the West, including in California's scenic Napa County. The Pickett Fire, which has burned nearly 4,690 acres, first sparked Thursday afternoon and continued to rage Saturday with only 7% of the wildfire contained. #PickettFire UPDATE: @CAL_FIRE Intel Aircraft mapped the fire at 4,690 acres at 8:30 a.m. It remains 7% contained. Overnight, the fire challenged primary control lines with slope-driven runs and short-range spotting; however, crews successfully held the fire within established
But Cal Fire operations section chief Jeremy Pierce assured residents that the two blazes were markedly different beasts. "That Glass Fire is an everlasting memory. That being said, these are not anywhere close to the same conditions as the Glass Fire," Pierce said in a video posted to social media, noting that the 2020 blaze had been aided by wind to get as out of control as it did.
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