Man who was arrested in connection with the fire on Thursday | Fire

According to court records, Gilmour has a crime story from decades. In several cases, he looked at domestic violence and was charged in 2011 for murder in connection with domestic violence. Records show that he accepted a plea for the indictment for murder because he owed less charges.

Gilmour was charged in 2021 in an open case for arson for offense. According to a spokesman for the 4th court district, Gilmour was allowed to custody of custody that a judge granted to the objections of the prosecutors. Gilmour, who also went through a mental competence process at the time, then stopped appearing to his courtyard data. He has had an active arrest warrant in this case since October 2023.

The person who initially called to report the police investigator on Thursday told the police investigators that they had seen that the person they held was responsible for the beginning of the fire.

On Friday, Mayor Yemi Mobolade provided more context about how the fire started. He published an explanation of X that the fire brigade thanked for their quick answer and said that the investigators believe that the fire started on an illegal campsite.

“The new cause of forest fires in Colorado Springs is arson, which includes fires in which people with homelessness are involved,” said Mobolade. “In 2024, our fire brigade reacted to 419 fires, which the Unhaures involved, and we only reacted to 183 homeless fires in 2025 to 183 homeless fires.”

Public records show that Gilmour's last residence was only blocks from the fire center, but it is not known whether he is still alive there.

The document of the Document for the Homeless Effecting Action Plans of Mobolade 2025 includes a section to enforce and clean up the homeless man, which includes the goal of the city, “reduce fire protection strategies to reduce fire hazards in connection with fire complaints”.

In his social media message on Friday, Mobolade continued: “While in our efforts to combine individuals with the services you need, we are equally important that we all take account of the rule of law, especially if this could influence the security of our community.”

The mayor expects more warehouses and targeted enforcement throughout the city.