Pickett Fire. Fire crews dig in as Napa County declares emergency ... Pickett Fire ... A Chinook helicopter is piloted past a spot fire as the Pickett Fire advances above Aetna Springs in Napa County, Friday, August 22, 2025.
Napa County officials have declared a local emergency as the Pickett Fire, which erupted Thursday near Calistoga, remains active — growing to 6,803 acres with 13% containment as of Monday — and continues to threaten more than 600 structures.
Multiple thunderstorms passed through the county between 9 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday, reaching gusts up to 51 mph, Jimmy Fowler, a senior meteorologist at the National Weather Service Houston-Galveston office, said ....
A Vancouver Island fire department is asking drivers whose vehicles are on fire to pull over into the centre median lane on highways this summer if it is safe to so, as they can unintentionally spark wildfires amid drought conditions ... .
The CanyonFire in Ventura County, California, grew over 1,000 acres in just a few hours prompting evactuaions. A brush fire burning along Interstate 5 in the Gorman area started early Thursday morning, prompting evacuation warnings.
Some members of the public have still been seen trying to start new fires as recently as “the last few hours”, fire brigade chief NikosLonginos said on Saturday morning... located near the fire’s edge.
A vegetation fire began near the southern end of Coachella on Friday, July 25, producing a large plume of dark, black smoke that could be seen from as far away as Palm Springs.
What does "containment" in wildfires mean? Understand the methods, challenges, and ongoing efforts to protect communities from devastating fires ... The three fires, dubbed the Springs Fire, were reported around 6.20 p.m ... "Fire activity has decreased.