The Pickett Fire burning in the Napa Valley during peak season for wine country tourism is prompting air quality alerts in surrounding communities as crews continue to fight the fire in rugged terrain.

Monday night in a community briefing, Cal Fire LNU reported that the fire is burning more than 6,800 acres and has not seen significant growth in the past 24 hours.

Containment sits at 15% as more than 2,000 crew members are assigned to the fire. No structures have burned so far.

The Napa County agriculture commissioner Tracy Cleveland said Monday they are still assessing any damage or impacts to their winegrowers in the region.

"We have some winds coming, we are in steep, rugged terrain and we have the potential for hot rolling material to roll out," said Dusty Martin, Cal Fire incide

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