Small Brush Fire Stopped Near Spanish Springs High School

SPARKS, NV - Fire crews from Sparks and Truckee Meadows have stopped a small brush fire in the hills above Spanish Springs High School, off Eagle Canyon Drive.

Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Chief Charles Moore tells KOLO 8 News Now the fire grew to about five acres before being stopped. There is no more active flame.

The Washoe County RAVEN helicopter helped fire crews drop water on the fire, which was not threatening structures.

Moore says the cause has not been determined. The investigation has been turned over to the Bureau of Land Management, on whose land the fire burned.