( CNN ) -- A 24-year-old man was arrested Saturday in connection with a wildfire that destroyed more than 150 homes in Northern California , not far from the Oregon border . Weed police announced that Ronald Beau Marshall had been booked into the Siskiyou County Jail on a three felony arson charges , including one of an inhabited structure or property . Marshall 's bail was set at $ 250,000 , police said . It all stems from the Boles Fire , a relatively small blaze in terms of total acreage but a very large one when it comes to total destruction . The wildfire began September 15 and was put out five days later . Yet it caused plenty of chaos and consternation in the meantime . What to know about wildfires . Just over 500 acres burned , and so did 157 homes and eight commercial buildings , according to Cal Fire . Another four homes and three buildings suffered damage . There were fears that things could have gotten worse . The flames threatened about 1,000 homes and another 100 commercial buildings , spurring large-scale evacuations in Carrick and Weed , which is about 50 miles south of the Oregon border . Authorities threw significant resources at the wildfire -- using over 1,000 firefighters , 100 engines , 28 bulldozers and five helicopters -- to bring the blaze under control . As all this was going on , law enforcement was trying to figure out how it started . And throughout , according to Weed police , Marshall was `` a person of interest . '' Police presented the case to the Siskiyou County District Attorney 's Office this week for review , and a judge later issued a warrant for his arrest . Arson arrest made in King Fire .
The Phoenix Fire burned just over 500 acres over 5 days in Southern California . There were mass fires , more than 100 homes threatened at one point . A 24-year - old Weed , California , man is arrested , charged on three arson charges .