Summer of fire: A look back at the Jasper blaze and its aftermath

Jasper Fitzhugh Staff Dec 27, 2024 8:30 AM
Wildfire smoke billows near the Jasper townsite on July 23, 2024.▲
Traffic leaving the town of Jasper on July 22 following an evacuation order.▲
Wildfire smoke as seen from the west gates of Jasper National Park on July 24, 2024.▲
Maligne Lodge is ablaze at the southern entrance of the Jasper townsite in late July.▲
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith toured the Jasper townsite on July 26 following a devastating wildfire.▲
A melted car following the Jasper wildfire in late July.▲
A grizzly bear survives the Jasper wildfire and lays amongst the ashes.▲
A firefighter in the Lake Edith area in Jasper National Park on July 28, 2024. | Parks Canada▲
A procession honouring a fallen firefighter of Alberta Wildland Fire held in Hinton, Alta. on Aug. 4, 2024. | Cpl. Peter Grieves / Canadian Army▲
The Cabin Creek neighbourhood following the Jasper wildfire. | Parks Canada▲
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is briefed by the incident response team on the ground in Hinton on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.▲
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks with Jasper evacuees during a visit to Hinton on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.▲
Red Cross team members set up the Humanitarian Service Centre in Hinton.▲
Jasper residents got their first glimpse of home as they stopped at the east gates of Jasper National Park on Friday (Aug. 16).▲
Members of the Jasper Volunteer Fire Brigade welcome residents back home on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.▲
Red Cross personnel set up the Re-entry Support Centre in Jasper on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2024. The centre had rows of clean-up kits available at no cost to all residents.▲
An evening aerial ignition in the Overlander area, along the rock bench of Roche Bonhomme and a gully to the north, in Jasper National Park on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.▲
Crews disposing of fouled appliances in Jasper, Alta.▲
The remains of a gas pump at the destroyed Esso Station in Jasper on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.▲
The remains of Mount Robson Inn and Maligne Lodge in Jasper on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.▲
Damaged buildings in downtown Jasper on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.▲
The remains of the Jasper Anglican Church (St. Mary & St. George) in Jasper on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.▲
Plants have already begun to emerge from the ashes along Highway 93A south of Jasper on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.▲
Restoration work at the Athabasca Hotel in Jasper following the wildfires. | AthaB▲
Landon Shepard with Parks Canada walks down a roadway at Wabasso Campground south of Jasper on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.▲
Team Rubicon sifted through over 200 damaged properties in Jasper following the wildfire.▲
A crew cleans a roof in Jasper, Alta. on Sept. 23, 2024.▲
A closed-off side trail along the Old Fort Point loop trail in Jasper National Park on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.▲
Fire-ravaged landscape as seen from Old Fort Point with Jasper Park Lodge in the distance in Jasper National Park on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.▲
The Maligne Canyon parking lot post-fire in Jasper National Park on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.▲
The Jasper townsite post-fire in Jasper National Park on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.▲
The devastated Cabin Creek neighbourhood as seen from above in Jasper National Park on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.▲
Crews begin site servicing for interim housing in Jasper on Oct. 18, 2024.▲
Crews repair a roof along Patricia Street in downtown Jasper on Oct. 25, 2024.▲
Governor General Mary Simon reads "Imagine un arbre" in French to children at the Jasper Municipal Library in Jasper, Alta. on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.▲
A Parks Canada worker uses a chainsaw to remove the branches from a fire-damaged tree at Whistlers Campground in Jasper National Park on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.▲
Crews remove debris in Jasper, Alta. on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.▲
The Jasper Volunteer Fire Brigade accepts certificates for the Mayor's Special Award during the Community Holiday Dinner in the Jasper Activity Centre on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.▲

As the year comes to a close, the Fitzhugh assembled a gallery of photos showcasing the Jasper wildfire, its aftermath and the ongoing recovery efforts.

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