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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. [6]
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 ...
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.
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 ...
County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref Marshall Fire: Boulder: 6,200: December 30, 2021: January 1, 2022: Unknown cause. Killed two and destroyed 1,084 structures, becoming the most destructive fire in Colorado history. Started in 2021 but was contained in 2022. [1] High Park Fire: Teller: 1,572: May 12, 2022: May 24, 2022: Unknown ...
Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada, is the largest national park within Alberta's Rocky Mountains, spanning 11,000 km 2 (4,200 sq mi). It was established as Jasper Forest Park in 1907, renamed as a national park in 1930, and declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1984.
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 ...
The fire closed 2 million acres of land in Rocky Mountain National Park, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. [39] The fire led to over 20,000 people being evacuated throughout mountain communities west of Fort Collins and Loveland. On November 6, the Larimer County Damage Assessment Teams (DAT) completed their report of all known structure ...