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Canada Wildfires 2024

‘Failure is not an option’: Fire-torn Jasper entering new year with hope, anxiety

‘Failure is not an option’: Fire-torn Jasper entering new year with hope, anxiety

About 25,000 people were evacuated before the fire breached the western edge of town
Jasper wildfire tops Environment Canada 2024 weather story list

Jasper wildfire tops Environment Canada 2024 weather story list

Agency says Canada increasingly a place where weather extremes are a new normal
Group calls for for better pay, equipment for Canada’s wildfire fighters

Group calls for for better pay, equipment for Canada’s wildfire fighters

‘Our firefighters are exhausted, they need at least double the resources’
B.C. wildfire fighter and student designs new smoke protection device

B.C. wildfire fighter and student designs new smoke protection device

Angus Duguid’s Respire aimed at addressing lack of suitable respirators in the industry
Wildfire season on track to be Canada’s 2nd largest in 20 years

Wildfire season on track to be Canada’s 2nd largest in 20 years

5.3 million hectares burned so far, behind last year’s record 15 million hectares
Feds transfer authority from Parks Canada to Jasper for devastated town’s rebuild

Feds transfer authority from Parks Canada to Jasper for devastated town’s rebuild

July wildfire destroyed over one-third of the town’s homes and businesses
More of northeast B.C. burned in 2023, 2024 than previous 60 years combined

More of northeast B.C. burned in 2023, 2024 than previous 60 years combined

Low snow pack, an early spring and warm temperatures really set B.C. up for high drought codes
Ongoing drought means higher wildfire danger for northern B.C. this fall

Ongoing drought means higher wildfire danger for northern B.C. this fall

There are still 214 wildfires burning throughout the province
Air quality issues persist in central and Northeast B.C. due to smoke

Air quality issues persist in central and Northeast B.C. due to smoke

Much of B.C. remains “unseasonably dry” due to the ongoing drought
Devastating Jasper wildfire now listed as under control, Parks Canada says

Devastating Jasper wildfire now listed as under control, Parks Canada says

The fire’s status was last changed on Aug. 17 when it moved from being out-of-control