The Atlas Fire is a 2017 wildfire burning in Napa County, California north of the city of Napa, near Napa Soda Springs. It is one of fourteen large fires simultaneously burning in eight Northern California counties in what has been called the "Northern California firestorm".[2] Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency.
The fire began about 10 p.m. October 8 near Atlas Peak.
The Atlas and Tubbs fires, the two main culprits, have each spread to 25,000 acres, with other smaller fires burning as well—14 in all. The first started at Atlas Peak around 9:20 p.m. Sunday.
http://www.newsweek.com/napa-valley-fire-update-dry-weather-and-high-winds-spread-atlas-and-tubbs-680994
The Atlas Fire is the largest of the six fires burning in Napa Valley, which includes the Tubbs Fire, burning in Napa and Sonoma counties, and the Nuns Fire, burning in Sonoma County.
http://www.kcra.com/article/3500-homes-businesses-destroyed-by-fires-in-norcal-wine-country-weather-conditions-fan-flames/12823343
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2017/high-winds-hot-weather-continue-to-fan-california-fires
"Fire rode the wings of the wind this week to bring disaster to Northern California."
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/The-winds-behind-the-Wine-Country-fires-are-part-12274118.php
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