Jeryl Archer with Kootenai County Fire and Rescue, left, and Tyler Drechsel, with Northern Lakes Fire District hang a sign warning people in the area of a fire setter on the corner of 15th street and Woodland Drive Tuesday in Hayden. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Kristen McPeek)

Someone is starting small ground fires not far from residences along the northeast border of Dalton Gardens near Hayden. Since Saturday, firefighters from Northern Lakes Fire District and Kootenai County Fire and Rescue have responded to eight human-caused fires within a quarter-mile radius of the intersection of 15th Street and Woodland Drive. Northern Lakes Fire Inspector Tyler Drechsel told The Press that four small fires were extinguished by agencies over the course of five hours on Monday evening. "That was enough to take things to the next level for us," Drechsel said. "We have a possible firebug on our hands and it's time to get together." None of the fires, which have occurred alongside roadways, have exceeded an area of 100 square feet, Drechsel said. All the fires have occurred between 4 and 9:30 p.m./Keith Cousins, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.