A man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings planned the crime for weeks and researched when the weather would be best for igniting it, police said. Farinacci is also charged in connection with four smaller fires ignited in the summer of 2025 and last month. “He knows arson is an easy crime to get away from if you have time, and he had time,” Drapeau said. Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels said Thursday that it’s going to be weeks before people can safely return to their homes in areas burned in the Spokane fires. Drapeau said Farinacci indicated that he moved to the Copper River Apartments in the Spokane area in October 2022.