Arrested for arson regarding fires September 2020.
9/1/2020 - Elias Newton Pendergrass - Mapleton, OR | Sweet Creek Fires
9/8/2020 - Robert Karlinski - Hannibal, OR | Structural Fire Marion County, OR
9/9/2020 - Christine Comello - Spokane, WA | Multiple Grass Fires Spokane, WA
9/11/2020 - Anita Esquivel - Salinas, CA | Highway 101 near Boronda Road Monterey County, CA
9/9/2020 - Jeffrey Acord - Puyallup, WA | Grass fires SR 512 | Pierce County, WA
9/9/2020 - name not listed | Grass Fires SR 167 | Pierce County, WA
9/11/2020 - Jonathan Maas - Springfield, OR | Dexter Fire Lane County, OR
9/11/2020 - Michael Bakkela - Phoenix, OR | Alemeda Fire, Jackson County, OR
9/11/2020 - Andrew Lee - Sonora, CA | Attempted Arson, Columbia, CA
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ANNOUNCED OPEN INVESTIGATIONS AS OF 9/11/2020
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**There are many more active fires with unknown causes not listed below**
Almeda Fire | 1 arrested Confirmed Human-Caused
Ashland, Oregon | 600 homes destroyed
Apple Acres | Under investigation
Chelan, WA | 5,880 acres 50% contained
Brattain | Confirmed Human-Caused
Paisley, OR | 6,000 acres 0% contained
Cold Springs | under investigation
Omak, WA | 187,698 acres 15 homes destroyed 10% contained
Customs Road | Confirmed Human-Caused
Curlew, WA | 2,300 acres 5 homes destroyed 15% contained
Echo Mountain Complex | Under Investigation
Lincoln City, OR | 2,435 acres 100 homes destroyed 0% contained
Evans Canyon | Under Investigation
Naches, WA | 75,817 acres 6 homes destroyed 90% contained
Grizzly Creek | Confirmed Human-Caused
Ashland, OR | 325 acres 25% contained
Holiday Farm | Under Investigation
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon | 156,664 acres 0% contained
Inchelium Complex | Under Investigation
Inchelium, WA | 17,086 acres 25% contained
Manning Road | Under Investigation
Colfax, WA | 3,063 acres 3 homes destroyed 25% contained
Paterson | Under Investigation
Paterson, WA | 1,300 acres 75% contained
Riverside | Under Investigation
Estacada, OR | 130,000 acres 33 homes destroyed 0% contained
Summer Grade | Under Investigation
Waller, WA | 800 acres 4 homes destroyed 20% contained
Thielsen | Under Investigation
Diamond Lake, OR | 5,500 acres 5 homes destroyed 0% contained
Whitney | Under Investigation
Davenport, WA | 123,076 acres 10 homes destroyed 20% contained
