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An update from Parks Canada on August 1 indicated the wildfire had grown substantially and was now 39,000 hectares (96,000 acres), with more growth expected. [16] On August 17, Parks Canada and the Municipality of Jasper lifted the evacuation alert for Jasper after the wildfire was classified as being held. [17]
TORONTO (Reuters) -A 24-year-old firefighter was killed by a falling tree while battling a forest blaze northeast of Jasper in the Western Canadian province of Alberta on Saturday, the police said ...
The fire eventually consumed over 32,000 hectares and destroyed 358 of Jasper's 1,113 structures. [23] [24] Smoke from the fire combined with that from Park Fire in California and reduced air quality as far as New England and Mexico [25] The Jasper fire continued to grow through August along its southern border. [26]
The Jasper wildfire is one of three record-breaking megafires [1] [2] in North America—along with the 2024 California wildfires [3] and the 2024 Oregon wildfires — where blazes intensified at an alarming rate. [4]
Late Saturday night, Jasper County officials received a call about a house fire just south of Colfax. Flames engulfed the home when firefighters arrived, according to a news release from the ...
The Valley Fire was estimated at 25 acres at 4 a.m. shortly after it started, according to the Bureau of Land Management. By about 7:30 a.m., the fire had grown to over 2,000 acres.
The Jasper Fire may refer to: The 2000 Jasper Fire in South Dakota, United States; The 2024 Jasper wildfire in Alberta, Canada This page was last edited on 8 ...
The Jasper Fire was a wildfire that occurred between August 24 and September 25, 2000, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States. Burning a total of 83,508 acres (33,794 ha; 337.94 km 2 ) across the southern hills, it is the largest wildfire in both state and Black Hills history.