Wind-driven Toll Fire burns north of Calistoga; evacuations ordered

Evacuations were ordered because of a wind-driven wildfire burning in Napa County north of Calistoga on Tuesday, authorities said.

Cal Fire named it the Toll Fire and said about 50 acres had burned as of 12:16 p.m. The fire was burning in a southwest direction and firefighters were using seven fixed-wing aircraft and three helicopters to fight the fire. The total number of personnel on the fire was 300.

The fire was initially reported at 9:42 a.m. in the area of Old Lawley Toll Road, Cal Fire said. The county sent out an alert around 10:30 a.m., initially saying there were no evacuations underway or structures threatened.

About an hour later, the county said mandatory evacuations were in effect for:

• Zone NPA-E113, north, south and east of Lake County Highway and west of Palisades Road
• Zone NPA-E103, north of Old Lawley Toll, south of Highway 29/Oat Hill Road, and east of Lake County Highway

Evacuation warnings were put in place for:

• Zone NPA-E104, north, south and east of Livermore Road and west of Oat Hill Road
• Zone NPA-E105, north of Lake County Highway, south of Livermore Road, east of Lake County Highway, and west of Oat Hill Road

An evacuation center was open at the Calistoga Community Center at 1307 Washington Street in Calistoga.

Winds pushing to the southwest were driving the fire. Cal Fire said there was a potential impact to 114 people in the evacuation order & warning zones. Residents were directed to visit readynapacounty.org for more emergency information.

The fire was at zero percent containment as of 12:46 p.m. and still east of the Silverado Trail.

Heavy smoke was reported in the area, including in neighboring Sonoma County. The Santa Rosa Police Department reported that smoke from the fire was expected to impact eastern parts of Santa Rosa.

This is a breaking news update. More information to be added as available.