Wildfires

Wildfires Nevada USA

The lightning-sparked Carpenter 1 blaze that has raged through a national forest recreation area in the mountains northwest of Las Vegas has been dampened by rain. Firefighters worked amid rainstorms and flash flooding Friday to contain the wildfire.

In northern Nevada, mop-up and fire line rehabilitation began on the sprawling Bison Fire in the Pine Nut Mountains near Gardnerville and Carson City. Officials said the fire there was 80 percent contained. The Bison blaze, sparked by lightning July 4, covered roughly 43 square miles of rugged terrain in Douglas and Lyon counties.