Head Fire in Napa County burns overnight north of Lake Berryessa

A wildfire was burning in a remote area in Napa County near the Lake County line on Monday and fire crews were using multiple aircraft to try and contain the fire.

The Head Fire began at about 3:30 a.m. in the area of Berryessa Knoxville Road and Knoxville Devilhead Road just west of the community of Knoxville and about 13 miles north of Lake Berryessa.

As of 10 a.m. on Monday, Cal Fire said the fire had burned 95 acres with zero percent containment. There were no structures threatened at this time.

Cal Fire said the fire crews were using 11 engines, seven water tenders, five hand crews, four bulldozers, two helicopters and multiple other aircraft to fight the fire and the agency was seeking additional resources. 

Crews were also observing that the fire was producing flying embers blown by the wind to create other spot fires. 

This is a breaking news update. More information to be added as available.