Napa County lifts Pickett Fire evacuation orders as containment reaches 90%
Authorities in Napa County announced that evacuation orders and warnings connected to the Pickett Fire have been lifted, as firefighters approach full containment.
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Authorities in Napa County announced that evacuation orders and warnings connected to the Pickett Fire have been lifted, as firefighters approach full containment.
More than a week after the Pickett Fire started in California's Napa County, firefighters are making progress on the largest wildfire to burn in the Bay Area so far this year.
A wildfire burning in Lake County near Kelseyville has prompted evacuation orders and warnings on Friday afternoon.
Firefighters battling the Pickett Fire in California Wine Country are holding the line on acreage and continuing to increase containment with the help of favorable weather conditions, Cal Fire reported.
Even if Pickett Fire flames don't reach the orchards, smoke will impact the economic lifeblood of Napa Valley.
More than 2,000 fire personnel were working the Pickett Fire in California's Napa County, burning for a sixth day as weather conditions turned favorable overnight Tuesday.
The Pickett Fire in California's Napa County has burned 6,803 acres as of Sunday morning, making it the largest fire in the Bay Area since last year.
Favorable weather helped firefighters gain some ground as they battle the Pickett Fire in Napa County, but evacuation orders expanded Saturday as the blaze continued to spread.
A brush fire was burning in the Tri-Valley area of the East Bay near Dublin and San Ramon on Friday afternoon.
Firefighters continued to battle the Pickett Fire burning near Calistoga in Napa County on Friday, which has burned more than 2,100 acres. Veronica Macias reports.
A large fire burning in Napa County on Thursday afternoon near Calistoga has prompted evacuation orders, authorities said.
A vegetation fire was burning in southern Santa Clara County just west of San Martin on Thursday afternoon.
A vegetation fire was burning in Benicia near Lake Herman Friday afternoon, prompting a large response from fire units in the air and on the ground, authorities said.
A vegetation fire burned in Napa County on Wednesday at the west end of Lake Berryessa north of Spanish Flat, Cal Fire said.
An air quality advisory has been issued for the Bay Area amid concerns about wildfire smoke drifting into the region.
A vegetation fire burned dozens of acres in Napa County on Friday, just north of Lake Berryessa, Cal Fire said.
The Los Angeles wildfires took 30 lives at the beginning of this year, but a new study estimates there were hundreds more deaths that are attributable to the disaster.
The blaze ignited Friday in the Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of Santa Maria.
A vegetation fire that started from a car fire in Castro Valley Sunday afternoon was held to about 18 acres, officials said.
The Dragon Bravo Fire in Arizona has destroyed dozens of structures and a water treatment facility on the Grand Canyon's North Rim.
The fire began at a Lexington Reservoir park when a man lit a bottle rocket. It led not only to the biggest fire anyone had ever seen, but it also changed the way wildland fires are fought in California.
The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.
Continued drifting of wildfire smoke from Canada and Alaska has prompted Bay Area air regulators to extend an air quality advisory through Monday.
A vegetation fire sparked by cooking at Natural Bridges State Park on Thursday afternoon led to evacuations and briefly threatened the park's visitors center, firefighters said.
An air quality map shows conditions improving in the U.S. on Friday as smoke from the Canadian wildfires subsides.
