Napa County Fires: Parts Of Napa City Under Evacuation Advisory

NAPA COUNTY, CA — An advisory evacuation order was issued for eastern parts of the city of Napa Wednesday evening, city officials said at a community meeting. The advisory issued by the Napa County Sheriff's Office covers areas east of Silverado Trail between Trancas Street and Soscol Avenue, east of Soscol Avenue between Silverado Trail and West Imola Avenue, east of state Highway 221 between West Imola Avenue and state Highway 29, east of Highway 29 between Highway 221 and Jameson Canyon Road, and north of Jameson Canyon Road between state Highway 12 and the Napa/Solano county line.

The advisory and other topics were discussed at a 6 p.m. public information meeting at Napa City Hall. Click here to see a map of the advisory area.

Napa Fire Chief Steve Brassfield says the fires have been "extreme and unpredictable because the weather is constantly changing."

Napa police Chief Steve Potter said it could be weeks or months before the North Bay fires no longer pose a threat.

"If this thing's contained in three weeks, I'll be amazed," Potter said.

City officials recommended that residents wear N95 particulate-filtering masks when outside.

"There are all kinds of things in the air that we shouldn't be breathing," Potter said.

All residents of the city of Calistoga were placed under mandatory evacuation orders at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Napa County Sheriff's officials said forecasted fire and weather conditions have worsened; therefore, "in the interest of life safety, it has become necessary to expand and implement the Cal Fire mandatory evacuation for the entire city of Calistoga."

Residents with evacuation questions can call the Napa County public information line at 707-253-4501.

More than 100,000 acres have been burned by wind-driven wildfires in Napa, Sonoma and Solano counties since Sunday. Cal Fire announced some containment Wednesday of the Atlas Fire burning in Napa and Solano counties but also an increase in acreage. The Atlas Fire was 42,349 acres and 3-percent contained. Among its sister fires in the Southern LNU Complex, the Carneros Partrick Fire was 9,523 acres and 2-percent contained and the Nuns Fire was 7,626 acres and 2-percent contained.

The Tubbs Fire in Napa and Sonoma was 27,363 acres and 10-percent contained Wednesday; its sister fire, Pocket in the Geyserville area of Sonoma County, was 4,000 acres. Combined into the Central LNU Complex fire, the two wildland blazes were still threatening at least 16,000 structures, according to Cal Fire.

"We are concerned that by the end of the day, some of these fires may merge into one big fire," Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott said in a news conference Wednesday. "In Napa Valley we have fire on the ridgeline to the east of town and to the west of town and to the north ... "

In a second news briefing, Pimlott said the fires in Napa and Sonoma counties are the state's No. 1 priorities at this time.

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Authorities issued mandatory evacuations late Tuesday afternoon on Mt. Veeder in Napa County as fire jumped the county line from Sonoma County. Evacuations are in place for residents of Dry Creek Road south to Linda Vista; Oakville Grade; Lokoya; and Wall Road.

Additionally, Highway 128/Capell Valley Road is closed and evacuations were taking place in the trailer park at 6004 Monticello Road in the community of Berryessa Highlands.

Sheriff's officials also stressed that "absolutely no entry will be allowed while evacuation areas are still being enforced" in the county. Affected residents are asked to cooperate with law enforcement.

"Napa City Police and Fire will be in Browns Valley area throughout (the) night to monitor (the) fire situation and provide info to residents as necessary," Napa city officials said in an alert at 8:15 p.m.

There wildland fires burning in Napa and Sonoma counties have claimed 15 lives — two fatalities have been confirmed in Napa County and 13 in Sonoma County — and destroyed homes and businesses in Santa Rosa and elsewhere.

The additional evacuations came as another red flag warning went into effect for much of Northern California.

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Photo: Pepe Tamaya leads horses Sammy, center, and Loli to safety from a deadly wildfire Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, in Napa, Calif. The horses had been let out of their pasture Sunday, when the wind whipped fire moved too fast for the horses to be loaded into trailers. When Tamaya return to his employers land, he found the house had been destroyed, but the horses were grazing on the front lawn. (Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press)