Helicopter Sparks Wildfire North of Carson City

A Washoe County Sheriff’s Office RAVEN helicopter providing support for Vice President Mike Pence’s trip to Carson City, hit a power line and had to make an emergency landing Saturday. That sparked a wildfire that burned about 5 acres and closed Interstate 580. There were no reported injuries. The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District spent the weekend mopping up hotspots north of Carson City.