The Pickett Fire burns in unincorporated Napa County, Calif. on the evening of Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. The Pickett Fire started on Thursday, Aug. 21 in Calistoga. As of Monday, Aug. 25, it has burned 6,803 acres and is 13% contained. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. (Cal Fire via Bay City News)

The Pickett Fire which has burned just over 6,800 acres in Napa County is estimated to have cost at least $65 million in agricultural losses as well, the county said.  

Figures from a Napa County Agricultural Damage Assessment Survey begun on Monday show reported damage to about 1,500 acres, or over 3 percent of Napa Valley’s produce acreage, the county said.  

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.