What to know about the suspect in Spokane wildfires

5 August 2026, 2:34 pm

Aaron Farinacci, charged with arson in connection with Spokane's most destructive wildfire, was previously convicted of killing his father.... Read More »

Suspect in Washington state wildfire was questioned about blazes last year

5 August 2026, 6:17 am

Aaron Farinacci is accused of starting the Old Trails fire that has destroyed homes and forced thousands to flee ...... Read More »

Investigators arrest 37-year-old man in connection to devastating Spokane, Washington, wildfire

5 August 2026, 2:20 am

A 37-year-old man accused of setting the fire that destroyed a swath of northwest Spokane, including hundreds of homes, was arrested Monday 4 miles from the site where it began. Spokane County Sheriff ...... Read More »

How a grandfather’s quick thinking led fire investigators to a Spokane arson suspect

4 August 2026, 11:24 pm

Aaron Farinacci, 37, is accused of causing the Old Trails Fire, one of three fires tearing through eastern Washington near Spokane.... Read More »

Man charged with setting Spokane's largest wildfire was questioned about 2 other blazes last year

4 August 2026, 10:32 am

Court documents show that a 37-year-old Spokane man charged with intentionally setting a wildfire that’s destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Washington state’s second-largest city ...... Read More »

Arson suspect arrested over Spokane, Wash., wildfires. What's burning and what happens next?

4 August 2026, 9:48 am

Aaron F. Farinacci was charged on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the second-largest of three major blazes.... Read More »

Man charged with arson as wildfires consume parts of Spokane, Washington

4 August 2026, 8:11 am

Police said Aaron F. Farinacci, 37, was found with matches and a lighter after being spotted near the start of the Old Trails Fire, one of three blazes that have spread to thousands of acres.... Read More »

What we know about the Spokane arson suspect

4 August 2026, 5:15 am

Aaron Farinacci is charged with first-degree arson for allegedly starting the Old Trails Fire, one of several burning in the Spokane area.... Read More »

Aaron Farinacci criminal record: Inside the 2010 killing of father that landed Spokane fire suspect in Arizona jail

4 August 2026, 5:07 am

Aaron Farinacci, a convicted Arizona felon, was identified in a Spokane fire case. He was sentenced to 12 years for killing his father in 2010.... Read More »

Man accused of arson in the biggest of 3 major fires in Spokane, Washington

4 August 2026, 1:02 am

A 37-year-old Spokane, Washington, resident with a previous manslaughter conviction was arrested Monday in connection with largest of the region’s three wildfires, authorities said.... Read More »

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