Spencer Cox: “We do know that we had one arsonist that was, was arrested…”

“Chief Brian Red, local police chiefs and sheriffs and public safety partners are aggressively addressing criminal activity that has contributed to this fire season that include illegal homelessness camps in high risk areas and those who intentionally or recklessly start fires. We do know that we had one arsonist that was, was arrested for who had started several fires throughout the valley. We have, we have our, not only local law enforcement, but our DNR teams are going throughout the, the hillsides to remove homelessness camps, make sure that we are not starting any fires that way.” (15:09–15:15)

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