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Pickett Fire: Containment on region’s largest wildfire this year grows to 13%

Fire crews Sunday were able to keep Napa County’s Pickett Fire within its established footprint of more than 6,800 acres ...

Pickett Fire live updates: Napa County officials declare local emergency

Napa County officials declared a local emergency on Sunday in response to the Pickett Fire. The fire has burned more than ...

Smoke from Pickett Fire in Napa County prompts extended air quality advisory for North Bay

The North Bay will see hazy skies for the next several days due to smoke from the Pickett Fire burning in Napa County near ...
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Crews seek to hold line against Pickett Fire in Napa County as blaze reaches 6,800 acres

The wildfire — the largest in the region this year — spread more than 1,800 acres Saturday and grew another 270 acres ...

Firefighters hold line on Pickett fire in Napa County even as ‘thermal belt’ adds to challenges

As of Sunday evening, the fire near Calistoga had scorched more than 6,800 acres and was 11% contained, fire officials said.

Wildfires Expand in Oregon and California, Threatening Homes and Prompting Evacuations

Wildfires in California wine country and Central Oregon grew overnight, prompting hundreds of evacuations as firefighters worked Sunday to try to contain the blazes amid dry, hot weather. The Pickett ...