NAPA COUNTY, Calif. – A Calistoga vintner has voluntarily handed CAL FIRE what may be a major clue to finding the true origin of the Pickett Fire. That fire started near Calistoga on August 21st and ultimately consumed 6,800 acres.
The evidence appears to be strong and intact. But is it the cause?
In a somewhat unusual act, a company known as Hundred Acre Wine has volunteered information to Cal Fires investigators, by e-mail, about a trailer on its vineyard which may be the ignition source of the 6,800 acre Pickett Fire. I was permitted to see the e-mail and a picture of the trailer but did not have permission to show it.…