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The 2024 Jasper wildfire, also known as the Jasper Wildfire Complex, [3] was a wildfire in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. [4] Fires were initially spotted in the mountains both north and south of the resort town before both reached the town. [5] A mass evacuation was ordered on July 22. [6]
The wildfire that ravaged an iconic Canadian national park and the tourist town nestled within it is now under control, officials said Saturday. In addition to lives and livelihoods the fire ...
The Jasper fire could be one of the most damaging in Alberta since a 2016 conflagration that hit the oil town of Fort McMurray, forcing the evacuation of all 90,000 residents.
Nearly a third of Jasper's structures were destroyed when a massive wildfire, with flames burning 100 meters (330 feet) high, hit the popular Alberta tourist town last week.
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.
Progress has been made suppressing fires in the Canadian tourist town of Jasper, with the remaining ones expected to be put out by the end of the day, authorities said on Saturday. The fires ...
The Jasper fire is estimated to have cost insurance companies over $880 million, making it the ninth-most expensive disaster for insurance companies in Canadian history. [69] The federal and provincial governments announced on August 1 that they would spend $57 million on new firefighting equipment over five years. [70]
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 ...