358 buildings destroyed in Jasper

They did everything they could. Could someone please elaborate. A friend was there who defied the evacuation order. He saw very little done. The evacuation was Monday night. Tuesday was a nice day, no wind, clear skies. How is it that heavy equipment was brought in and not used. Where was the fire retardant, respirators, firetrucks, helicopters, planes etc. My friend watched as his house and neighbourhood burned. Saying we did everything we could is like Doctors watching someone die and not doing anything. Give people the equipment, the resources, and the opportunity and it's amazing what can be done, but without leadership and the quibbling about federal vs provincial responsibilities no wonder Jasper burned. There were plenty of research papers, fire management plans and solutions over the last ten years. Very little was implemented. So sad. Municipal, provincial, and federal leaders need to be held accountable.

Can't even voice an opinion in a respectable manner on this website anymore if it doesn't fit the narrative they want.

Jasper is where my wife and I got engaged & married. Hope they can rebuild and keep their quaintness. That's what makes Jasper magical.

Emergency Preparedness minister not very prepared

As the mayor smiled as he says this. I call BS on his statement. They definitely could have done more to remove the fuel so the speak. People and observers have been saying it for years. Ask any longtime backcountry hiker. Wow. Just wow.

Absolutely OUTRAGEOUS. Mayor, Emergency Dept and Fire chief should resign. Who in their right mind pats their own back, congratulates themselves and each other on doing a good job AFTER causing the entire population to evacuate and after 300+ buildings have burned. Go get a reality check. Govt. officials praising themselves after a failed test is ultimate cringe and narcissistic behavior.

The short answer is no...poor forestry management and no fire support or this would not have happened

I remember visiting there as a kid. A beautiful place. Such a sadness 😢😢😢

Why remove dead trees when a fire does it for free!!! I’m not sure how this mayor can say this without being in conflict with a park Canada policy.

What? Impossible to prevent? Then Minister is useless.

A 400 FOOT wall of flames???!!

The mayor lost his own home, 37% of the town is destroyed, and he is ignoring Parks Canada's policy of criminal negligence towards land management. . . Wow!

Please help them as much as possible and rebuild their homes

Wow, its completely destroyed.

I wonder how much of the money that went to Ukraine could have been used to clear the dead forest around Jasper. Very sad. It was such a beautiful town. I hope for them to proudly rise from the ashes to rebuild more beautiful than ever before. -From the Okanagan BC.

Premier told the mayor on Monday that he was over-reacting…

We lost approximately 2500 buildings in Fort Mac..its rough

Now they will want to impose a Fire Victim Tax !!

A 1 Km wide dozer guard built in May around the town would have stopped it

Poor Forrest management every time