Officials expect Jasper wildfire growth over the weekend wildfiire Jasper
Advertisement 3“While we typically welcome visitors with open arms, this is not the ideal time to visit Jasper,” he said.
“We need to reduce load on whatever power supply we are able to get generated through ATCO, to preserve what we can, keep our critical infrastructure up and running and keep our community open to at least our residents.” Anne-Claude Pépin, plans section chief for the Chetamon wildfire with Parks Canada, said the fire has grown slightly over the last couple of days and is currently estimated to be about 5,600 hectares in size. She added there is currently no risk to the community.
Pépin said about 25 additional firefighters arrived in Jasper on Thursday to ramp up their progress on direct attacks, especially on the south side of the fire — the side closest to Jasper. Fire attacks on the north side of the fire continue to be via helicopter and air attacks.Article contentduring a lightning storm, had, by Sunday afternoon, reached the right-of-way for the ATCO transmission lines that power the town.
She added if smoke makes its way onto the highways, there are plans in place to temporarily close the roadways.
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