The Vancouver teen accused of starting the Eagle Creek fire is scheduled to appear in court next month, where he is expected to enter a plea. A hearing at the Hood River County Courthouse is set Feb. 16, more than five months after prosecutors say fireworks set off the blaze that torched vast swaths of the Columbia River Gorge. A police investigator this week alerted potential victims of the fire about the hearing and said "I believe it is the intention for the case to be resolved that day."