Canada Wildfires 2024

‘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

Dec 27, 2024 2:12 PM Read more >

Jasper wildfire tops Environment Canada 2024 weather story list

Agency says Canada increasingly a place where weather extremes are a new normal

Dec 10, 2024 4:30 PM Read more >

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

‘Our firefighters are exhausted, they need at least double the resources’

Oct 23, 2024 1:28 PM Read more >

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

Oct 7, 2024 8:15 AM Read more >

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

Sep 27, 2024 12:40 PM Read more >

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

Sep 25, 2024 7:48 PM Read more >

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

Sep 25, 2024 2:10 PM Read more >

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

Sep 19, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

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

Sep 18, 2024 2:21 PM Read more >

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

There are still 214 wildfires burning throughout the province

Sep 12, 2024 11:16 AM Read more >