Despite facing strong winds under a Red Flag Warning over the weekend, crews have continued making steady progress in their battle to control a destructive wildfire on the Colville Indian Reservation. The Kaiser Canyon Fire was sparked by a lightning strike on July 16, and has since grown to a current estimated size of 136,423 acres with 38% containment as of Sunday (Aug. 2) evening. Thousands of structures are still being threatened by the fire, which has already destroyed 40 structures, including 22 primary residences. One firefighter suffered a medical emergency while battling the flames and was airlifted to a hospital in Grand Coulee for treatment, but no other injuries or deaths have been attributed to the fire. 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.