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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]
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
Wildfires burning uncontrolled across the region include 433 in British Columbia and 176 in Alberta, more than a dozen of them in the area of Fort McMurray, an oil sands hub. The pipeline, which ...
The 2024 Jasper wildfire in Alberta, Canada This page was last edited on 8 September 2024, at 07:54 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ... Mobile view ...
Idaho has multiple online resources, including Fish and Game’s interactive fire map.The map shows all active wildfires in the Gem State, and the location of previous fires and burnt acreage from ...