Calistoga, Napa County, Hear from local winery owners about losses and challenges of smoke damage on grapes that affect wine quality. 6,800 acres damaged so far. Culture Unboxed on YouTube:
The picket fire is leaving a trail of 0:02 destruction with wineries facing a 0:04 staggering $65 million in damages. 0:08 Imagine losing your life's work in a 0:11 matter of hours. This is the reality for 0:13 many in Napa County, California, where 0:16 the picket fire has scorched over 6,83 0:20 acres and is currently 37% contained. As 0:24 of Thursday, the firefighting effort has 0:26 ramped up significantly with more than 0:28 2600 personnel, including nine 0:31 helicopters, 220 engines, 52 bulldozers, 0:35 36 water tenders, and 59 crews working 0:38 tirelessly to contain the blaze. 0:40 According to Cal Fire, numerous air 0:42 tankers from across the state are 0:44 conducting fire suppression missions 0:46 whenever weather conditions permit. Napa 0:49 County officials have provided a 0:50 preliminary estimate of the agricultural 0:53 damage, which stands at a minimum of $65 0:56 million. However, they warned that this 0:59 number could rise as more assessments 1:01 are completed. The survey reflects 1:03 reported damage to approximately 1,500 1:07 acres or just over 3% of Napa Valley's 1:11 total production acreage, explaining the 1:14 county of Napa in a statement. Most of 1:16 the damage is to wine grapes with some 1:19 impact on beehives and other livestock. 1:22 Elton Sloan, the owner of Robert Craig 1:25 Wine, shared his personal struggles with 1:27 K4, 1:29 just putting the samples into the bags. 1:31 You can smell the smoke. He said, "We're 1:34 looking at losing $4.5 million worth of 1:37 revenue in 2027 and 2028 when these 1:42 wines would have been released. And in 1:44 the immediate term, we won't be selling 1:47 $300,000 worth of fruit to our buyers. 1:51 Sloan's story is just one of many, 1:53 highlighting the far-reaching economic 1:55 impact of the fire. The picket fire 1:58 ignited on August 21st near a vineyard, 2:01 and its full extent is still being 2:03 assessed. Tracy Cleveland, the Napa 2:06 County Agricultural Commissioner, 2:09 emphasized the ongoing challenges. We're 2:12 already seeing the effects of the picket 2:14 fire with entire vineyards burned and we 2:17 expect to see even greater agricultural 2:20 impacts once this fire is fully 2:22 contained. We'll continue to work with 2:24 the industry to get a more precise 2:27 assessment of the fire's impact. 2:29 Evacuation orders and warnings remain in 2:32 place for several areas in the region. 2:34 Calire reported that an overnight marine 2:37 layer has brought muchneeded humidity 2:39 recovery to the fire area, but large 2:42 fuels continue to smolder within the 2:44 fire perimeter. Firefighters are working 2:46 in challenging, steep, and rugged 2:49 terrain to construct direct control 2:51 lines. The cause of the fire remains 2:54 unknown, adding another layer of 2:56 uncertainty to an already difficult 2:58 situation. But here's where it gets 3:01 controversial. Some community members 3:03 are questioning whether more could have 3:05 been done to prevent such a devastating 3:08 outcome. What do you think? Could better 3:10 forest management practices or earlier 3:13 intervention have made a difference? 3:14 Share your thoughts in the comments.
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