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Devastating Jasper wildfire now listed as under control, Parks canada says
BY The Canadian Press, Sep 9, 2024 2:27 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
The fire's status was last changed on Aug. 17 when it moved from being out-of-control to ``being held,'' (Photo: The Canadian Press)
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.
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. Shepherd says that perimeter is 278 km long. 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.
That happened one day after residents of the Jasper townsite were allowed to return home on Aug. 16. Shepherd notes there is still a good chance that smoke, as well as flames, will be visible inside the fire area right into early winter.
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