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Napa officials report Pickett fire contained; chiefs and partners highlight pre‑planning, night flights and fuel breaks
Summary
County and Cal Fire leaders said the Pickett incident burned about 6,819 acres, is 100% contained and credited mutual‑aid, new mitigation lines and expanded night helicopter operations with limiting damage; agencies warned recovery and erosion control work will continue and urged ongoing investment in fuel reduction.
Napa County and Cal Fire officials on Sept. 9 reported the Pickett Incident was fully contained after burning roughly 6,819 acres and described a rapid, multi‑agency response that limited structure loss and protected populated areas.
At a joint report to the Board of Supervisors, Napa County Fire Chief Jeff Greenberg said the incident started Aug. 21 near the end of Pickett Road and spread into steep, rugged terrain toward Simmons Canyon, Robert Louis Stevenson State Park and parts of Pope Valley. “I am thankful today to tell you that it is a 100% contained,” Greenberg said, describing sustained dozer, engine and air operations and an extended period of heavy equipment work to prepare the burned area for rains.
Chief Greenberg and other incident leaders emphasized several operational changes that they said reduced the fire’s footprint: preexisting vegetation lines and shaded‑fuel break work put in over the last several…
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