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22 hours ago · Another fire roaring up from the south forced the closure of the north-south Icefields Parkway. That left one route open — west to B.C. The fire came with little notice, sending park and town ...
22 hours ago · Eastbound access to Jasper will also be blocked, and Highway 93 along Athabasca River is also closed. Parks Canada said earlier in the evening that its fire crews and the Jasper Fire Department were responding to a wildfire around the town's transfer station, located approximately nine kilometres northeast of the Jasper townsite.
Fire Department. The Jasper Fire Department consists of a full-time Fire Chief Mathew Conte, Deputy Fire Chief Don Smith, and administrative assistant. The department also employs a contracted Training Officer and 25 volunteer firefighters, making up the Jasper Volunteer Fire Brigade.
8 hours ago · Cars clog the highway as people evacuate because of wildfires early Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Jasper, Alberta. Dangerous wildfires forced a town and a major national park in Canada’s Alberta ...
22 hours ago · Residents and visitors in Jasper have been ordered to evacuate the area due to the threat of a wildfire located south of the town."Everyone in Jasper must evacuate now," the Alberta government said in alert.The evacuation order applies to everyone in the townsite and national park. The alert, sent at 10:18 p.m. MT, said the fire was five hours from the community. But less than an hour later ...
9 hours ago · The Municipality of Jasper and Jasper National Park said in an updated emergency alert Tuesday morning the evacuation from the townsite and the park is “progressing well” and people should continue to follow directives as the majority of traffic is being directed west on Highway 16. “Only when roadside fire conditions permit, small groups ...
22 hours ago · A line of vehicles waiting to leave the Jasper townside as Jasper National Park is evacuated due to wildfire on Monday, July 22, 2024. Supplied to Global News. Parks Canada said evacuations were ...
22 hours ago · East bound access to Jasper will also be closed during these fire fighting efforts, and travel is not recommended west of Hinton. ... Earlier this evening the Jasper National Park Facebook page mentioned that “Parks Canada fire crews and the Jasper Fire Department are responding to a wildfire around the transfer station, located approximately ...
9 hours ago · The evacuation order covers Jasper and the surrounding Jasper National Park, which are located in the province of Alberta about 370 km (230 miles) to the west of Edmonton, the provincial capital.
17 hours ago · An evacuation order was issued Monday evening for the town of Jasper, Alta., and Jasper National Park as a result of a wildfire burning south of the town. The order was issued at 9:59 p.m. At 10: ...
