Increase in wildfires sparked by humans this year, Bureau of Land Management says

750 wildfires were sparked in Nevada so far this year, and fire season isn’t over yet. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the Bureau of Land Management says the state saw 50 percent more human-sparked fires–with this season marking its 14th busiest since 1980. This year 516 fires were human sparked by 228 were sparked by lightning.