A Spokane man is being held on $1 million bond, accused of deliberately starting the Old Trails Fire near Airway Heights.
Investigators allege that a witness saw Aaron F. Farinacci kneeling near the fire’s point of origin on August 1. Deputies reportedly found waterproof matches and a butane lighter in his possession. He has not been convicted, but the fire became part of a disaster that destroyed hundreds of structures and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate.
California’s Park Fire, Line Fire and Dolan Fire are proven examples. People were convicted of intentionally starting fires that collectively burned hundreds of thousands of acres, destroyed homes and endangered entire communities…