Firefighters defended containment lines around Napa County's Pickett Fire as it burned east from Calistoga toward settlements near rough, mountainous terrain at Pope Valley's northern end. The wildfire, the largest in the region this year, erupted Thursday and had burned at least 6,800 acres within the 2020 Glass Fire burn scar. Containment stood at 11% Sunday afternoon, and crews were expected to remain assigned for at least another week. About 2,045 personnel and extensive equipment including 140 engines, 34 bulldozers, 20 hand crews, 10 helicopters and 24 water tenders focused on holding and bolstering lines. Strong gusty winds and low relative humidity pushed the fire toward structures, prompting dozers, backfires and aircraft deployments; an 1,800-acre expansion Saturday aided firefighting by creating more defensible edges.
Firefighters worked Sunday to defend containment lines around Napa County's Pickett Fire, which has burned east from the outskirts of Calistoga to threaten settlements tucked near rough, mountainous terrain at the northern end of Pope Valley. The wildfire the largest in the region this year erupted Thursday and had burned at least 6,800 acres in a sparsely populated landscape within the burn scar of the 2020 Glass Fire.
As of Sunday afternoon, containment remained at 11% and crews will likely remain assigned to the fire for at least another week, Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit Chief Matt Ryan said. About 2,045 personnel, 140 engines, 34 bulldozers, 20 hand crews, 10 helicopters and 24 water tenders were assigned to the fire, where the focus was on holding and bolstering containment lines from Saturday, Cal Fire LNU spokesperson Jason Clay said Sunday.
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