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Canada Wildfires 2024

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥˜Failure is not an optionÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™: Fire-torn Jasper entering new year with hope, anxiety

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥˜Failure is not an optionÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™: 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 CanadaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s wildfire fighters

Group calls for for better pay, equipment for CanadaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s wildfire fighters

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥˜Our firefighters are exhausted, they need at least double the resourcesÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™
B.C. wildfire fighter and student designs new smoke protection device

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

Angus DuguidÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s Respire aimed at addressing lack of suitable respirators in the industry
Wildfire that prompted Grand Forks evacuation order now under control

Wildfire that prompted Grand Forks evacuation order now under control

BC Wildfire Service says the Goosmus wildfire no longer projected to spread beyond current perimeter
UPDATE: State of local emergency issued for cross-border Grand Forks wildfire

UPDATE: State of local emergency issued for cross-border Grand Forks wildfire

Over 150 properties and over 350 people have been ordered to evacuate so far
Wildfire season on track to be CanadaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s 2nd largest in 20 years

Wildfire season on track to be CanadaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s 2nd largest in 20 years

5.3 million hectares burned so far, behind last yearÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s record 15 million hectares
UPDATE: 1 fire held, other still out of control in Vernon area

UPDATE: 1 fire held, other still out of control in Vernon area

The blaze started on Saturday, Sept. 21
Feds transfer authority from Parks Canada to Jasper for devastated townÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s rebuild

Feds transfer authority from Parks Canada to Jasper for devastated townÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s rebuild

July wildfire destroyed over one-third of the townÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™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