There are three wildfires of note in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta.
Jasper Wildfire Complex
Wildfire ANP002 (formally ANP002 and ANP003) is classified as OUT OF CONTROL and Parks Canada is reporting the size to be 34,000 ha. The north and south fires both spread towards the Jasper townsite and have merged together.
Little to no precipitation is expected today but cooler conditions should help slow the spread of the wildfire ad keep the fire behavior lower. Crews have continued to make good progress on keeping the fire spread minimal. Clean up of debris and removal of damaged vehicles is underway in areas that have been secured.
As clean up and restoration plans progress in the townsite, re-entry plans for residents continue to advance with priority on resumption of essential services. Clean up and removal of hazards is making visible gains, while damage assessments and facilities’ readiness is ongoing.
Crews made progress in maintaining and protecting critical infrastructure and utilities inside and outside of the Jasper townsite. Firefighters are continuing to put out hot spots. They’re also implementing structural protection on facilities within 15 km of the active fire perimeter. Structure protection that had been set up in the Miette Hot Springs area due to the Utopia wildfire was taken down.Alberta Wildfire is assisting Parks Canada with the Jasper Wildfire Complex by providing firefighters, heavy equipment and a helicopter.
For the most up-to-date information on this Complex, visit Parks Canada's website.
The Municipality of Jasper has issued an evacuation order for Jasper National Park. Visit Alberta Emergency Alert for more information.
Highway 16 remains closed. Visit 511 Alberta for more information on highway closures.
HCX001 - Semo Complex
Wildfires HWF053, HWF061, HWF081, HWF083, HWF136 and HWF141 are part of the Semo Complex. All of these wildfires are out of control.
HWF061 is the largest wildfire in the complex and is 97,526 ha in size. It is located 19 km northeast of John D'or Prairie, 15 km north of Fox Lake and 1.9 km north of Highway 58. It was caused by lightning.
HWF136 is 6,135 ha in size. It is located north of highway 58 and approximately 13 km northwest of Garden River.
HWF053 is approximately 709 ha in size. It is located directly above HWF061.
Other fires in this complex are within or nearby Caribou Mountain Wildland Provincial Park. These fires will be monitored for growth and activity.
Heavy equipment will be continuing the fire guard heading east. Crews and helicopters with bucketing capabilities continue to clean up hotspots along this guard. Heavy equipment operators are making their way to the east side of the perimeter and will be working their way south towards the southern guard. There is also progress around a spot fire, with heavy equipment rounding the east side working on the northern perimeter heading west, as well as rounding the west side going east.
There are 499 firefighters and support staff, 23 helicopters and 111 pieces of heavy equipment working on this complex. An incident management team is overseeing operations.
See the High Level Forest Area update for more information.
Kiska Complex:
The Kiska Complex, which includes wildfires RWF062, RWF063 and RWF064, was designated a wildfire of note on August 1 after smoke from wildfires in the area resulted in the closure of a portion of the Forestry Trunk Road.
This wildfire is now classified as "being held" and will no longer show up on wildfires of note.
See the Rocky Mountain House Forest Area Update for more information.
A wildfire of note is determined to be of significant public interest and may pose a threat to public safety, communities or critical infrastructure.
Wildfires of note do not typically include mutual aid wildfires located outside of the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. Alberta Wildfire provides assistance on a mutual aid wildfire but is not the lead agency.
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Rocky Mountain House Forest Area