A convicted felon has been arrested in connection with sparking one of the devastating wildfires that has already destroyed over 700 buildings and forced at least 67,000 evacuations in Washington State. Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney Preston McCollam mentioned his criminal history and that he'd been asked about 'arson-related behavior' in the past. A convicted felon has been arrested in connection with one of the devastating wildfires that has already destroyed over 700 buildings and forced at least 67,000 evacuations in Washington State. Multiple wildfires erupted across a dry landscape in Washington state this weekend and continued on Monday as more than thousands remain displaced from the blaze. Mark Gregory, a spokesperson for the Spokane County Sheriff´s Office, said the county initially received nearly 300 reports of missing people, but by Monday they had cleared all but 14.