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Red Cross helps respond to Kaiser Canyon Fire

Fire crews continue to battle the state’s largest blaze. The Kaiser Canyon Fire in Northeastern Washington, still largely uncontained, is mainly burning on the Colville Reservation and has displaced more than 1,000 people from the area, including the entire town of Nespelem.

The Red Cross is among the agencies moving quickly to set up shelters and recruit volunteers to serve people who have been evacuated.

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Jennifer Wing leads the KNKX News department. She is an award winning journalist whose work has aired on various outlets including NPR, the BBC, Marketplace and the Third Coast Podcast. Reach her at jwing@knkx.org.
Gary rejoined the KNKX news team in 2026 after serving the region's nonprofit community for 15 years with a volunteer advocacy organization. From 2006 to 2011, Gary was a news host, reporter, and producer at KNKX/KPLU. He's thrilled to be back in the newsroom.