The Pickett Fire was reported around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, off Pickett Road, near Calistoga.

Firefighters have started making progress on containing a wildfire that sparked Thursday near Calistoga in Napa County and prompted evacuation orders and warnings, Cal Fire officials said Friday after...

The Calistoga Community Center has opened for evacuees from the Pickett Fire, which was reported shortly before 3 p.m. along Pickett Road near the Kenefick Ranch Vineyard and Winery.

The Pickett Fire, burning since Thursday afternoon near Calistoga, is the largest fire this year within the six counties covered by Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit.