Fast-growing fire in Napa County prompting evacuation orders
Briefly

The Pickett Fire ignited Thursday just before 3 p.m. near Picket Road on the north edge of Calistoga. Cal Fire reports the blaze grew to approximately 60 acres by 5 p.m. with no containment. The fire is near the Silverado Trail, a scenic and popular tourist area in Napa Valley. Evacuation orders have been issued for some areas of Napa County and are posted on the Napa County Sheriff's Office social media pages. Smoke from the fire is visible as far away as Santa Rosa and is detectable on National Weather Service satellites and radar.
Officials have issued evacuation orders in some areas of Napa County because of a rapidly spreading wildfire on the north edge of Calistoga. The Pickett Fire, which ignited Thursday just before 3 p.m., is burning near Picket Road and has grown to approximately 60 acres as of 5 p.m. with no containment, according to Cal Fire. It is also near the Silverado Trail, a scenic and popular tourist area in Napa Valley.
It is also near the Silverado Trail, a scenic and popular tourist area in Napa Valley. Evacuation orders can be found on the Napa County Sheriff's Office's social media pages. Smoke from the fire is visible from as far away as Santa Rosa, the Santa Rosa Fire Department wrote in a Facebook post. The smoke also is visible via the National Weather Service's satellites and radars, the weather service said on X.
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