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4 days ago · Pierre Martel, the director of fire management for Parks Canada, the national parks agency, told a briefing on Thursday afternoon that the “aggressive and fast-moving fire” was still burning ...
3 days ago · Jasper National Park issued updates Thursday evening, stating the two fires near Jasper have merged together and officials estimate the flames span 36,000 hectares. The north and south fires ...
Parks Canada fire crews are currently responding to an out of control wildfire in Jasper National Park. The wildfire is located near Portal Creek, between Highway 93A and the Athabasca River, approximately 10 km south of the Jasper townsite. The fire is approximately 1 to 2 ha in size.
4 days ago · Wildfire update - July 25, 2024. Temperatures cooled and rain started shortly after midnight last night. The 10-15 mm of rainfall in the national park has led to minimal fire behaviour and spread ...
2 days ago · Parks Canada said the wildfire — revised to 32,000 hectares — is officially the largest to break out in Jasper National Park in 100 years. It will not be extinguished anytime soon. While ...
2 days ago · The western Canadian resort town of Jasper has been "ravaged' by wildfire, officials said, as the large blaze burns out of control.. The perimeter of the Jasper Wildfire Complex was estimated to ...
4 days ago · In a Thursday 4:46 p.m. update, Parks Canada says crews in the town of Jasper are fighting flames that are jumping from building to building but critical infrastructure has so far been protected.
