'Skinner Fire' being worked in the Washoe Lake area

Fire officials are working a two-acre brush fire tonight in an area south of Washoe Lake.

According to fire officials, a report was called in around 2:30 p.m. this afternoon, and crews from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (TMFR) responded.

The crews are calling it the "Skinner Fire," and say that it's a brush fire about two acres in size near the intersection of U.S. 395 Alternate and Eastlake Blvd, north of Carson City.

Personnel did have to call in a helicopter unit to assist, since the fire is located on rocky terrain.

BLM is leading the investigation into the fire, and say that so far the cause has not been determined.

Officials say that the fire currently poses no threat to the public.