华盛顿州斯波坎一名37岁男子Aaron F Farinacci因纵火引发该地区最大野火而被控一级纵火罪[1]。这场名为Old Trails fire的火灾已吞没近4000英亩土地[1]，迫使超过67000人从包括Old Trail、Autumn Lane和Fairview在内的三场火灾威胁区域撤离[1]。该火灾于周六在斯波坎市中心西北方向起火[1]。
截至周二早期，整个地区的火灾已燃烧约16平方英里（41平方公里）[1]。华盛顿州目前至少有15场野火，覆盖至少390平方英里[1]。超过1000名消防员已到场参与灭火，预计人数将在未来几天翻倍[1]。
Farinacci在作案地点附近被目击者发现，警方在现场搜获防水火柴和丁烷打火机[1]。斯波坎郡警长John Nowels表示，目击者的警惕导致了快速逮捕[1]。该嫌疑人曾因谋杀罪在亚利桑那州被定罪[1]。目前未报告死亡或重伤，14人失踪，但可能只是未联系[1]。
A 37-year-old Spokane resident, Aaron F Farinacci, has been charged with first-degree arson for allegedly igniting the Old Trails fire, the largest wildfire in the area [1]. The fire has consumed nearly 4,000 acres and forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate [1]. Farinacci was identified at the scene by witnesses, and investigators recovered waterproof matches and a butane lighter at the location [1]. According to Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels, the vigilance of witnesses led to the swift arrest [1].
The Old Trails fire erupted Saturday northwest of downtown Spokane and is one of three major blazes in the region requiring evacuation orders affecting over 67,000 people [1]. By early Tuesday, the three fires—Old Trails, Autumn Lane, and Fairview—had burned approximately 16 square miles combined [1]. Washington state is currently battling at least 15 active wildfires covering a minimum of 390 square miles [1]. More than 1,000 firefighters are deployed at the scenes, with personnel numbers expected to double over the coming days [1]. As of the latest reports, no deaths or serious injuries have been recorded, though 14 people remain unaccounted for—likely unreached rather than missing [1]. Farinacci has a prior conviction for murder in Arizona [1].