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Map of Jasper National Park. On July 22, 2024, at 7:00 pm MDT, Parks Canada reported a wildfire northeast of the town of Jasper. Shortly after, a second wildfire was reported south of the townsite. At 8:35 pm, the Municipality of Jasper and Jasper National Park issued 'preventive' evacuation alerts. [7]
In 2024, the ‘Park Fire’ in California was the fourth largest wildfire in the state's history, destroying 709 structures and causing severe damage to communities, including Cohasset. At the same time, the fires prompted massive evacuations, particularly in Kern County and other affected areas.
Still, the status of the wildfire in Jasper National Park remains classified as "out of control," the government agency said, adding that it is the largest wildfire in more than 100 years in the park.
The Jasper fire continued to grow through August along its southern border. [26] A 24-year-old firefighter was killed northeast of Jasper on August 3 after being struck by a falling tree. [ 27 ] Residents were allowed to return on a temporary basis on August 16, but many of the remaining structures suffered significant damage from heat, smoke ...
Parks Canada, the federal agency managing the country's national parks, on Monday rejected criticism that it left the town of Jasper vulnerable to wildfires by not removing more trees killed by ...
Jasper National Park is one of Canada’s most popular parks and drew in nearly 2.5 million visitors last year, ... One fire was 6,750 hectares (16,679 acres) while the other fire was 270 hectares ...
Jasper and the neighboring Jasper National Park had been menaced by fires from both the north and south, and the town’s 5,000 full-time residents — along with 20,000 visitors – fled on short ...
Athabasca Falls is a Class 5 waterfall, with a total drop height of 24 m (79 ft) and a width of 46 m (151 ft). [1] A powerful, picturesque waterfall, Athabasca Falls is not known so much for its height as for its force, due to the large quantity of water falling into the gorge, which can be substantial even on a cold morning in the fall, when river levels tend to be at their lowest.