. >>> several people arrested for the southern california wildfire burring out of control. how many homes have burned and how many people have evacuated. >>> he's accused of setting at least a dozen fires throughout san jose and forcing residents to set up their own neighborhood patrols to protect their homes. as we first broke the news to you last night on the 10:00 news, police say the suspected arsonist is behind bars. good afternoon, i'm tori campbell. janine de la vega is live in front of the police department where we learned more about the suspect's background and how the arrest took plate. >> reporter: police say they are certain this suspect acted alone. they served a search warrant on his home and say he lived alone and when they got to the house, they say they found fight a bit of evidence linking him to the fires. police say 48-year-old patrick william brennan is the man who has been trerrizing his -- terrorizing his neighbors. around 8:00 last night he was arrested. they described his behavior as forthcoming. >> he was not agitated and very cooperative with inv