The use of arsonists is presaged by the arrival in a particular area of hippy and antifa types.
Their goal is to burn out the locals, so that NGOs, like American Rivers, The Nature Conservancy, others, can move in, buy the property cheap, sell some to the Feds to cover costs and expenses, and the rest to their members to generate the profit.
This scam has been going on in the rural West for the past 25 years at least.
How do you know this? Can you refer me to a book, article, or site? I’m interested.