The Kaiser Canyon Fire was ignited by a lightning strike on July 16 and has since grown to officially cover 85,919 acres with only 3% containment as of Thursday (July 23) morning. A Level 3 Evacuation Notice remains in effect for homes on Coyote Creek and Kartar Roads, while a Level 2 notice is still active for hundreds of homes in the town of Nespelem south to the Belvedere vicinity. Rebecca Lake Road has re-opened but the Reynold Resort remains shut down at this time. The blaze saw more growth along its northern and eastern flanks, as it crept to within about five miles of the town of Keller to its northwest. Two emergency shelters in Omak and one in Coulee Dam are still hosting evacuees, and shelters for impacted animals have been opened in Grand Coulee, Okanogan, and Omak.