MARISA ENDICOTT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Fire crews made gains Friday in their battle against the Pickett Fire in Napa County, even as the blaze grew to more than 3,000 acres, making it the largest

The Pickett Fire in Calistoga doubled in size and, as of Friday evening, was about 3,235 acres and 7% contained, CalFire officials announced.

The Pickett Fire, burning since Thursday afternoon near Calistoga, is the largest fire this year within the six counties covered by Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit. The fire has burned 3,235 acres as of Friday afternoon and was 5% contained, according to fire officials.

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CAL FIRE LNU reported at 3:24 p.m. that a fire was burning near the 2300 block of Pickett Road and warned the public to use caution while traveling through the area.