Wildfire status — Jasper Wildfire Complex - Jasper National Park
The town of Jasper and Jasper National Park have been evacuated due to two active wildfires. The evacuation of the townsite and frontcountry is complete. Evacuations in the backcountry are ongoing and complete in high priority areas.
Jasper National Park remains closed indefinitely as re-entry …
Aug 19, 2024 · Jasper National Park remains closed, although Parks Canada said Sunday that Miette Hot Springs, a popular attraction in Jasper, has reopened to the public. It's unclear when the park will...
Half of Canadian Town Jasper Destroyed by Fast-Moving Wildfire
Jul 25, 2024 · As much as half of a town at the heart of a jewel of Canada’s national park system has been destroyed by a pair of wildfires that roared in from two sides, an official said on Thursday.
Wildfire in Jasper National Park could burn for months, Canadian ...
Jul 28, 2024 · JASPER, Alberta (AP) — A wildfire that has destroyed hundreds of structures in the town of Jasper is the largest blaze recorded in Jasper National Park in a century and could still be burning months from now, a Parks Canada official said Saturday.
Fires force Canada’s Jasper National Park to evacuate and close - CNN
Jul 23, 2024 · Dangerous wildfires forced a town and a major national park in Canada’s Alberta province to evacuate overnight Monday. Evacuation orders were issued around 10 p.m. for “everyone” in Jasper...
Jasper fire: Images show destruction from wildfire in Canada - BBC
Jul 27, 2024 · On Friday, authorities from Jasper National Park said 358 of the 1,113 structures in town had been destroyed by the fire, which was caused by a lightning storm. However, all critical...
Fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies hits the town of Jasper ...
Jul 25, 2024 · GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alberta (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies that had prompted 25,000 people to flee roared into the near-deserted town of Jasper overnight with flames higher than treetops, devastating up to half of its structures, officials said Thursday.
Wildfire that forced evacuation of Jasper National Park now …
Jul 24, 2024 · An encroaching wildfire that forced thousands of people to flee the community of Jasper overnight is now burning 12 kilometres south of the Alberta mountain town as shifting winds threaten to fan...
Wildfires send about 25,000 fleeing from ... - Associated Press News
Jul 23, 2024 · Hundreds of wildfires are burning in western Canada, and those fleeing Jasper National Park and Jasper town — home to 4,700 full-time residents — in Alberta province were given the unusual order later Tuesday to make a vast U-turn east if they needed a place to stay.
Canada Evacuates Jasper National Park as Wildfires Burn in Alberta
Jul 23, 2024 · A raging wildfire forced the evacuation late Monday of Jasper National Park in Western Canada, where thousands of people have fled their homes in the past four days because of large blazes.