Nearly two weeks after it began, all evacuation orders and warnings related to the Pickett Fire near Calistoga have been lifted, Napa County emergency officials said.

The wildfire, which began Aug. 21 near Pickett Road, has burned 6,819 acres and was 90% contained Tuesday. Because of crews getting the upper hand on the flames, all evacuation orders and warnings still in effect were lifted as of midday Tuesday, according to the Napa County Office of Emergency Services.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.