US EditionEarly Estimates of Pickett Fire's Economic Impact to Napa Wine Industry Around $65M
Cal Fire attributes the Pickett Fire to improper ash disposal by a vineyard contractor; 2,785 personnel are engaged in suppression efforts with 29% containment achieved.
- Cal Fire said Wednesday that containment on the Pickett Fire reached 29%, the blaze is not expected to spread further, though about 290 structures remain threatened with more than 2,500 personnel assigned.
- Cal Fire investigators say a contract worker may have improperly disposed of ashes, possibly sparking the fire last Thursday at 2343 Pickett Road, and have interviewed a contractor and vineyard manager from Hundred Acre Wines.
- The blaze has scorched almost 7,000 acres with $65 million in preliminary crop losses, and crews supported by 251 engines, 35 water tenders, 11 helicopters, 62 bulldozers, and 61 hand crews work to control it.
- Evacuation orders remain in effect across seven zones, with Napa County lifting warnings for POP-E001-A and NPA-E107-A while three southwest zones remain under warnings; air quality improved as the Bay Area Air Quality Management District lifted a wildfire smoke advisory Tuesday.
- Damage assessment teams say estimates are preliminary and likely to rise, while Cal Fire says the origin probe remains ongoing; a public meeting Wednesday night will be streamed on the CAL FIRE LNU Facebook page.
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Early estimates of Pickett Fire's economic impact to Napa wine industry around $65M
By Andrea Nakano Click here for updates on this story NAPA COUNTY (KPIX) — Business Early estimates of Pickett Fire’s economic impact to Napa wine industry around $65M sanfrancisco By Andrea Nakano August 28, 2025 / 5:00 AM PDT / CBS San Francisco The Napa County Agricultural Commissioner said it estimates the Pickett Fire has caused $65 million in damages, mostly impacting the wine industry. While fire crews are getting the upper hand on th…
Pickett Fire burning in Napa Co. may have started from controlled burn gone wrong, evidence suggests
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Pickett Fire causes $65 million in Napa County vineyard crop damage, early estimates show
During a Wednesday night Cal Fire briefing on the blaze, Napa County Ag Commissioner Tracy Cleveland said 1,500 acres of crops were damaged or destroyed in the fire, accounting for around 3% of Napa Valley’s total production acreage.
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