California Under Siege: Multiple Wildfires Rage Amid Extreme Heat, Forcing Evacuations
California Under Siege: Multiple Wildfires Rage Amid Extreme Heat, Forcing Evacuations California is battling a series of intensifying wildfires across the state today, fueled by an ongoing unseasonably hot and unstable air mass. The Pickett fire in Napa County has significantly expanded, forcing hundreds of residents in Calistoga to evacuate, while new blazes have ignited in the Angeles National Forest and other areas. The Pickett fire, which started Thursday, has now scorched 4,690 acres with only 7% containment as of…