The Pickett Fire is still burning in Napa County, one week after igniting. But the outlook is positive: No structures have been confirmed as damaged or destroyed, and the containment percentage has risen to 33%. As it’s moved through more than 6,800 acres of this rural northeastern corner of the county, the flames have mostly consumed open land.
In fact, the fight against the Pickett Fire can already be considered a remarkable success — and the mood in Napa County reflects that.
“I’m not a firefighter, but I’m feeling good about it,” said Jeff Parady, a seventh-generation Pope Valley landowner and owner of Parady Family Wines. Cal Fire and local firefighters, he added, have “got this handled.”…