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Arrest made in grass fire spree

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 14 years, 1 month AGO
| July 25, 2012 9:15 PM

POST FALLS - One person was arrested following a string of grass fires set in a Post Falls park on Tuesday.

Crews from Kootenai County Fire and Rescue and the Idaho Department of Lands were dispatched for a grass fire at the Ross Point Baptist campground about 3:30 p.m.

While en route, more 911 calls were received for different fires in the adjacent Kiwanis Park.

Ten small fires were found, and all were quickly extinguished.

According to a press release, Jordan Payne was arrested in connection with the fires.