Wildfire Threatens Napa Valley Vineyards Amid Heatwave
TL;DR
Evacuations are underway in Napa County, California, as the Pickett Fire burns nearly 4,690 acres with only 7% containment, while other wildfires, including the Flat Fire in Oregon, threaten communities amid dry conditions. The Pickett Fire, distinct from the 2020 Glass Fire, is fueled by slope and fuels without extreme weather, and extensive firefighting resources are deployed to contain it.
- Evacuations ordered as wildfire blazes California's famed Napa County NPR
- Friday updates: Historic Napa County resort in new evacuation zone on Pickett Fire’s eastern front The Press Democrat
- Wildfire explodes in California wine country as heatwave scorches US west The Guardian
- Pickett Fire In California Threatens Napa Vineyards The Weather Channel
- Pickett Fire's impact on Napa Valley wine grapes yet to be determined The Napa Valley Register
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