Nearly seven weeks since a wildfire forced the evacuation of Jasper National Park and burned nearly a third of the townsite's structures, Parks Canada says the blaze is now officially under control.
A worker walks in a devastated neighbourhood in west Jasper, Alberta on Monday August 19, 2024. Nearly seven weeks since a wildfire forced the evacuation of Japer National Park and burned closed to a third of the townsite's structures, Parks Canada says the blaze is now officially under control.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Landon Shepherd, incident commander with the parks agency, told an online media briefing Saturday the change in status means the fire has been sufficiently suppressed to ensure it won’t spread outside of its defined perimeter.The fire’s status was last changed on Aug. 17 when it moved from being out-of-control to “being held,” which meant it wasn’t expected to spread into any priority areas.
The town’s 5,000 residents and 20,000 visitors to Jasper National Park were ordered out in late July due to the wildfire.
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