Man arrested for 'starting' Spokane wildfire

Sheriff Nowels noted that law enforcement officers had an initial interaction with Farinacci on Saturday afternoon following a tip from a local resident near the origin point of the Old Trails fire. Investigators determined that the Old Trails fire was intentionally set, likely with matches or a butane lighter, igniting dry grass. That fire was one of three blazes, alongside the Fairview and Autumn Lane fires, that swept through sections of Spokane on Saturday and Sunday.