30-50% of Jasper destroyed or damaged: Alberta

[@davisbennett4465]

“ been looking at a dead forest for years “ Dead standing trees all around Jasper that our lovely government refused to deal with for over 10 years

[@Xylophone8]

Did anyone tell them to remove the deadwood?

[@Twkd1988]

too bad danielle smith is too busy going to sports games

[@jaymartine7670]

Pine beetle. Sadly this has been a no so insignificant factor in western Canadian forest for over 2 decades. A major contributor to the fuel (dead trees) in many of the fires in western Canada. Unfortunately with Jasper being in a park, parks Canada was reticent to allow forestry and lumber producers in to take the dead wood out. Major fires like this one, become uncontrollable with all that dead dry wood around them. So yes there was a call to clear the dead trees and not enough was done to help prevent a fire like this.

[@bwolos]

​@zacktanner4539 too bad Rachel Notley wiped out the fire fighting budget

[@TheAlexdx7]

You idiots in Alberta voting in Conservatives that defubd your fire protection services really should give your head a shake.

[@ein-rw7uy]

If I were a resident I would be asking why no fire break around the town and why not remove all pine beetle and fire damaged trees. Jasper survived a fire two years ago and no mitigation done. This could have been avoided. Three levels of government failed jasper

[@fattymcbastard6536]

Because Jasper is within the national park. The purpose of a park is to preserve it in its natural state. The destruction of forests by pine beetle are natural phenomena, as are the fires that consume the dead trees. It's a tough pill to swallow, but that's what you're signing up for whenever promoting for new parks to protect the natural ecosystem.

[@hightechredneck8587]

National Parks. That is why. not allowed to change anything.

[@deshaunking3275]

Pretty sure they tried to make a fire break but just too little too late

[@grannybee]

Well said.

[@nononsenseBennett]

MISMANAGEMENT

[@vampfashions]

My brother got married in that burned out church, It was an amazingly beautiful building.

[@louern123]

😢😢

[@celineo9445]

haha boohoo

[@restoul1]

​@@celineo9445this isn't funny.

[@AussieBodybuilder]

Alot of gross things occurred there before your brother got married in that shack

[@jpvoxdawg]

With a foundation built on first Nations bones literally.

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

AS an Australian I know what wildfires are all about and Jasper has very much my sympathies... BUT the question needs to be asked ''why are combustible roofs & shingle walls even a thing in such an area ?''

[@sanniepstein4835]

I don't know about Jasper, but some misguided Americans consider metal roofs not chi-chi enough, associating them with industry or poverty.

[@madJesterful]

well, most of the roofs are actual tar and asphalt shingles and are not what burns that house down. Few if any buildings have cedar shingle walls. cedar shingle roofs are a thing but its getting rare for obvious reasons. What lights up the house is the cedar hedge that runs all the way up to the structure or that 30ft burning pine tree that lands on the house. But in terms of why we don't commonly use metal, which is better, its not generally an upgrade where the owner get the extra cost on sale.

[@velemeny68]

Dear Canadians, I saw and heard about a wildfire in Jasper park. Your country is very very beautiful. There are wonderful national parks,lakes and amazing places in Canada. Canada is a treasure on the wordl. I wish you to succeed in controlling the forest fires. It is a tragedy to lose your own houses. I feel for you, I know how it feels to lose a house. I wish you the best in Canada. The love must to win Greetings from Europe Eva

[@Darlene-j9t]

@@velemeny68 thank you

[@katherineiskwew8711]

No lives lost🙏

[@ShesReady2Rockhound]

Except the people that were in the back country that still haven’t checked in, or called their loved ones…

[@MK-Ultra84]

All the poor animals and wildlife!!! 😢😢😢😢💔🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@RPKD88]

No HUMAN* lives lost. Other living beings exist too. Humans smh 🙄🙄

[@kamranscent]

What about animals.. lost habitat and wildlife... educate yourself!

[@Lotuslander]

Lives were lost, what is wrong with you. Animals are lives.

[@chaddesjarlais4447]

Look it's another Hawaii

[@tomcalvirt9391]

Your a idiot

[@NOT-A-Monolith]

Grow up sir

[@archie_bunker]

How dare you lol you don't believe in climate change chad? lol

[@EnsignRedshirtRicky]

@@archie_bunker Nope. CO2 over 300 ppm does not have the carrying capacity to effect temperature in ANY way. Other gasses do, but almost 100% of those come from forest fires and eruptions. Even if people decided to start making those, the amount spewed by a single major underwater volcano would dwarf what we can make. So the current lies about CO2 driving anything are exactly that. Just a loose correlation passed off as causation for money and power, as usual. Compare the 2020 "wildfires" since that was the year we were all locked down, and see if you can spot that ~75% of these fires are man-made.

[@RPKD88]

​@@EnsignRedshirtRickylmao you are SO ignorant. Climate change exists, you're not a freaking scientist. 😂

[@penmaker1968]

I was in Jasper just a month ago. My sympathies to all those affected.

[@alrightyru]

400 ft tall flames moving 15m per minute, they had no choice but to get out of the way :(

[@joshbarrow6246]

Where did you hear that number? I read, Mike Ellis, Alberta's minister for public safety, said the fire was 5km (three miles) outside of Jasper when it was pushed by the winds to the town in "less than 30 minutes" That's 10kms per hour flames. Still crazy crazy fast. You cannot outrun that on foot in the forest. Makes me really feel for firefighters out there.

[@adorabell4253]

@@joshbarrow6246in the report. Did you not listen?

[@alrightyru]

In this story

[@m.b5777]

Wrong. Carbon tax would have prevented this

[@rambleon2838]

@@m.b5777Exactly, if we can’t fix it, try taxing it out of existence.

[@cs9742]

Government buildings survived. Weird

[@mrthompson9876]

Should have went with the blue roof sheeting🤦🏼‍♂️

[@jaymontgomery3330]

Stops DEW

[@sharonlounsbury1098]

I stayed at the beautiful jasper hotel a long time ago. It was absolutely beautiful.

[@archie_bunker]

no one cares sharon

[@hypnopompicstate9910]

​@@archie_bunkerSpeak for yourself. I am interested to know that the lodge was beautiful.

[@archie_bunker]

@@hypnopompicstate9910 google it then, no ones cares if you are interested in a Hotel.

[@forrestpump6863]

I had the great pleasure of visiting Jasper a couple of times in the past and I would call Jasper and Banff areas one of the most beautiful places on earth. Heartbreaking to see the pictures, just thankful that no lives are lost. I wish the people of Jasper all the strentgh they need. We pray for you. Thank you to all first responders! Greetings from Germany!

[@kotexconnection3804]

prayers do nothing, send real help

[@Bruce-b7p]

It's a real shame how long after Fort McMurray burned down and we've learned absolutely nothing .

[@dianamoore2241]

Gatlinburg Tennessee had a wild fire several years ago, started by two boys throwing lit matches on the ground on the Chimney Tops . Several lives were lost in the fire and a lot of property.

[@S.69085]

Its awful when natural fires happens.. although its truly disappointing when they are man made.. which includes the goverment ignoring a blaring issue. What are dead trees amazing for? Fiiire!

[@wb2989]

It is most certainly not half of the town.. Truth over propaganda

[@jamousL]

And who is scooping up the land?

[@mjor6406]

It's in a national park. Owned by the government of Canada. No one is scooping the land.

[@archie_bunker]

the ones on the otherside of the water where they steam rice

[@nononsenseBennett]

Exactly!

[@QBRec1]

Wall Street, Blackstone and Blackrock

[@lilpigboy]

man y'all are jaded. My condolences to those affected.

[@badhombre4942]

Brace for that increase in home insurance to cover this.

[@archie_bunker]

get ready for the 3rd carbon tax increase lol

[@JustpissoffTrudeau]

Where’s Trudeau ?

[@donnawilson559]

They will move the residents into the 15-minute cities rather than allow them to build back.

[@adorabell4253]

@@donnawilson559you do understand that a 15 minute city is one where zoning is such that you can access your basic needs within a 15 minute walk, right? That is the most traditional of all cities. Literally a return to the good old days. Why do you hate convenience and walkability?

[@Theballdoing]

​@archie_bunker the carbon tax is .11c per liter. It would take you buying 3 times the normal amount of fuel in a year before you even lose a penny of your own money. The math is pretty easy to do. .11 x 10,909 liters = just under the 1200 rebate for a family.

[@bathyprobe]

Gotta love how authorities always have to control information and refer to any release that doesn’t go through them as a leak.

[@peterbrown8521]

Pathetic forest management in both BC and Alberta.

[@fattymcbastard6536]

There's no forest management concerning national parks. By law, you don't just get to go in and log the place because it has turned into a tinder box. By law, that tinderbox is to be preserved in its natural state, and has absolutely nothing to do with government involvement concerning the practices of forestry companies.

[@tnbrfller]

Your experienced, knowledgeable, educated suggestions are ........ ?

[@lilpigboy]

They do a solid job in BC, not sure what you're on about. Wildfire and other natural disaster are inherently unpredictable, and been getting worse and worse for a few decades. only so much that is within our control.

[@StelViri]

What kind of funding does Smith and her UCP provide, though? Didn't she cut a lot of funds to public services

[@greg6500]

Danielle Smith cutting tens of millions in wildfire preparedness probably deserves some of the blame.

[@delizzy107]

Maui revisited

[@tomcalvirt9391]

No its not your daft

[@tomcalvirt9391]

Hawaiian fires were started by humans fires in Canada are started by nature

[@couchguy427]

So republicans are gonna claim space lasers again?

[@nononsenseBennett]

RIGHT!

[@daphneford3533]

Exactly

[@watchdog5678]

Saving afrastructures most exspensive part to rebuild too bad Trudeau didn't send help once started waiting almost a week was sickening of Trudeau.

[@carlafreeman6680]

my heart goes out to all those people who lost everything. ☮❤

[@factstology]

Waiting for the TikTok dance to save Jasper.

[@archie_bunker]

matter of time.. lol

[@fa1rumi]

Is there anything we can do in Ontario to help those affected in Jasper ? food essentials and other items packing at red cross and other NGOs in Ontario ?

[@TRUTHER4freedom]

Stop voting for Liberals

[@drumswest5035]

Just shows how pathetic our governments are prepared for this. I bet half of these fires are deliberately set.

[@CanadianLannister]

Why not show evidence instead of sharing basless claims with you unearned opinion? Bot.

[@jgriffin282]

@@CanadianLannisterThe Alberta government stated last year that approximately 70% of forest fires were started by humans.

[@adorabell4253]

@@jgriffin282yes. Usually that means badly put out camp fires, errant cigarettes, and gender reveal parties. Rarely is is intentional fire setting outside of controlled burns.

[@jaymontgomery3330]

You would be right.

[@CanadianLannister]

@@jgriffin282 that’s not wildfires being deliberately set as others have pointed out.

[@Drock-n5l]

Maybe now we can talk forest management

[@KimonoKenny]

I live in Quebec and yesterday, my boss' appartment complex got struck with lighting and burned through the 4th and 3rd floor.... truly 2024 has been a colossal year in natural disasters and we're only halfway. Sure, Canada somewhat has a reputation for wildfires like other regions, but this is crazy to witness. From Earthquakes in East Asia, to hurricanes in the Carribeans, to landslides in Ethiopia, to floods in DUBAI ffs, a typhoon in China, and now half of Jasper burned to ashes. 😢

[@my3dviews]

This is very sad. We go there almost every year. Was supposed to go next week. I hope that most of the historic sites can be saved. 🥺😫

[@mikemaxwell3005]

Wood buffalo park, Waterton park, and now Jasper. I worry for Baniff and Elkwater now hope they are not next.

[@thelastdefenderofcamelot5623]

Can we make a nationwide effort to transform a pine forest into a Garry Oak woodland? That is becoming more rare in BC. We can revive a billion dollar logging industry again.

[@mellie9633]

Absolutely tragic.

[@Kingdennissinned]

What's up with the trees still standing unburned around buildings and cars turned to ash.???

[@DavesNotHome]

DEWs

[@sallybrown4622]

DEW. Remember Lahaina, remember Lytton, remember Fort Mac, remember Paradise Estates in California. The list goes on. Direct Energy Weapons. This is how they herd us into 15 minute cities. They burn us out of the country side and rural areas.

[@rapture1014]

​@@DavesNotHomehot earth not dew volcano Heat underneath.. des IS liké élites want to claim anything to feel powerful

[@gryph01]

Wild fires jump. So you can see untouched areas beside burnt areas

[@andreakhaid]

Trees contain water and moisture.

[@richardlawton1023]

My prayers are with all of Jasper

[@EveA-b8g]

Why didn’t we take the dead forest down? Those pine beetles are devastating. 😢

[@fattymcbastard6536]

It's a national park, and pine beetle plagues are natural phenomena. By law, you can't go logging in a national park.

[@robertmcaree7016]

Climate change allowed for the northward spread of the pine beetle!

[@Xylophone8]

Everyone got out safely, that’s the important thing! 🙏

[@kotexconnection3804]

no thanks to your imaginary friend

[@Xylophone8]

@@kotexconnection3804 What are you even talking about?

[@user-bw3fl7fj9w]

So sad to hear about this today....I was just there a few weeks ago....so beautiful! I hope and pray for everyone that lives or was visiting at time of the fire!❤️

[@capt2392]

They sent people after the damages done 😳

[@ricardolopes286]

Every year is the same. This is a shame.

[@ralphvillanueva8374]

Imagine starting from nothing and all the prices are these high

[@kenpierard5161]

Who started the fire ?

[@FartCoffin]

Me

[@Slimedog1963]

the government...

[@robertmcaree7016]

Most likely caused by a lightning strike, there have been a lot of thunder storms over the last couple of weeks!

[@REALMAGGIETRUDEAU]

Trudeau

[@Theballdoing]

​@@REALMAGGIETRUDEAUyou conspiracy freaks are why Canada is laughing st you. This couldn't happen to a more deserving province

[@godspeed6148]

This is sad how can this unpredictable fire can happen and it's alwys happened every year here in this area..Why our country cannot provide or invented something that can prevent this fire ..

[@patcisz3474]

Because they want it to happen

[@robottawa7431]

That's odd!! Why didn't any of the 2Billiom from the carbon tax put this out earlier on??

[@rcattz5755]

Because they gave it to Ukraine. Zelensky needed another yacht.

[@claytonbaker5858]

Why does a public broadcast have AD's ??? I think that might be illegal in way or another.. You can not make money like this..

[@elimgarak1127]

Enjoy the Red Cross, Jasper. You'll get to see those vultures for who they really are.

[@patriciabeyer8029]

😢😢 Very sorry for your loss. ❤❤

[@Kingdennissinned]

Did he say build back better. ? How about make jasper great again?

[@KTMsteve]

scary

[@archie_bunker]

How dare you lol

[@MustyBastard]

MJGA

[@GordonDavis-j8q]

Nobody wants to talk about how much critical infrastructure was actually saved. Building back will be made so much easier because of that.

[@spartuz71]

I blame Danielle Smith, she's the Premier of Alberta In Canada, forest management is primarily a provincial responsibility. Each province and territory has its own legislative and regulatory framework for managing forests.

[@sd11cdusk30]

It's in parks canada territory

[@stenh.6243]

Hit the Google my friend. Who is responsible for Jasper National Park? the federal government And though the fire blew in from Alberta's forest protection zone, Jasper National Park is the responsibility of the federal government. Thus it's Ottawa that's in charge of the park's forest management and, crucially, fire mitigation. Thanks Trudeau.

[@mjor6406]

@@stenh.6243 the province is the care taker. That's why Trudeau waited for Smith's request for help.

[@kanonhill1688]

Trudeau fails big time after collecting carbon tax. Axe the tax. It's useless. Money only goes to bureaucracy and agencies that do nothing!

[@b3n751]

@@mjor6406 wrong. ParksCanada has 100% jurisdiction on the response and coordination of this wildfire. ALBERTA DOESNT EVEN GET A SEAT AT THE RESPONSE TABLE. if you want someone to blame, Blame your lord and savior, Justin TRUDEAU. fkn clown

[@frustratedcanadiens7252]

They can respect those who call jasper home by sharing information on what is burned and what isn’t. I call japser home and gotten more info from other locals than any of the agencies combined The worse part of this is the unknown of what is still standing, Jasper is not big it isn’t hard to be transparent if they wanted to be

[@jamessnow5369]

Everything Will be fine. Forests have Evolved With fires for centuries And they are incredibly resilient As the people Who reside in Around Jasper.

[@MurdahBassRecords]

@@jamessnow5369 I dont think anyone give a fok about the forest....more the gasstations, businesses, heritage homes, history, that kinna shhh.

[@jamessnow5369]

@@MurdahBassRecords You Are Rite, Literally.

[@Drcragory]

In the last 5 years the UCP has been in power we have seen our energy costs go out of control in comparison to other provinces, inflation of everything else. But now their incompetence has destroyed a beautiful mountain town and left Alberta residence less safe.

[@farlymoet4765]

I wonder how much being surrounded by a National Park and their polices regarding firebreaks, cutting wood and the like played a part in this fire raging through the town

[@agilemind6241]

aka "I'd really like to blame Trudeau, but I can't figure out how. Could someone please tell me how this is Trudeau's fault so I don't need to consider the possibility that a politician I voted for is responsible?" FYI it was Danielle Smith that cut funding for fire preparedness, not Trudeau.

[@dhosquet]

Did that guy say "build back better"?!

[@wasupfool5692]

They will blame it on global warming, this could have been avoided if all the dead trees were cleared out. The pine beatle killed everything and Jasper was in the middle of it.

[@fattymcbastard6536]

It's the risk you take when living in a protected, preserved ecosystem. If you live in a national park that turns into a tinderbox, and you choose to stay, it's kinda on you, when wildfire consumes your home. Jasper's not a logging town where forestry companies can go in and log the place. It's a national park!

[@kirillkhizhnyak3749]

HOW DID THE FIRE START?

[@CitizensCommunity]

Ridiculous that people are not able to find out the status of their property.

[@1972DolphinsRule]

THIS IS 100% PARKS FAULT KNOWING THAT ALL THE DEAD WOOD JUST SITTING THERE ALONG WITH NOT CLEARING ANY TREES (BECAUSE OMG YOU CAN'T CUT OR PUSH DOWN A TREE)...POOR JASPER WAS JUST A SITTING DUCK WITH ALL THAT "GAS" ALL AROUND IT...AND LOOK AT IT NOW...THIS IS ALL OF YOUR FAULT FOR NOT PROTECTING A BEAUTIFUL LIL LANDMARK!!!! PURE STUPIDITY ON SO MANY LEVELS 😢

[@B920-s6f]

What are the odds that all the “important” buildings somehow are still standing!? Smh.

[@michaelwarren202]

When you got thousands of acres of dead standing tree from the pine Beetle damage and no one clears a fire break between the dead and living tree.... Fire fighters cant get to hot spots b/c you got eco nuts felling tree over back trails to stop ATV's.... what do you expect.

[@jeffreybaker9165]

Boom the eco nuts are involved, of coarse on their usual negative attitude. They love the world to death.

[@derekhorlock1976]

And when Smith cut firefighters funding, facts!

[@craig7350]

Why didn't you write the authorities with this information that could have !prevented this? Its Your fault.

[@michaelwarren202]

@@craig7350 I realize your are being sarcastic but, I got that info from the Fire Fighters X page.

[@michaelororke379]

No known injuries? How about the wildlife?????????!!!!!!!!

[@user-ve5ln5le9y]

What about the ViaRail station

[@thomasklimchuk441]

Wonder if the CNR crew hostel is gone

[@VikingMale]

So will they rebuild or will they be sent to a 15 minute city

[@user-ve5ln5le9y]

What’s a 15 minute city

[@bgriffin16]

Stay strong Canada, and thank you Firefighters!! Be safe, our prays are with you

[@gdcakaban]

The roofs are too sloped.

[@punkinhoot]

Pitch is due to high snowloads in winter. This is the high Rockies yeah?

[@archie_bunker]

How dare you lol

[@couchguy427]

No they're not.....

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

The problem is there combustible!

[@drewpackman2929]

Kind of a dumb comment. How could that effect the burning? Do you know how much snow the area gets? That slope is the only way to keep a roof up.

[@stanchlemon4769]

How terrible.

[@neoanderson563]

Sorry to hear for my fellow Jasperians. Imagine if UCP and Smith didn't make cuts to the firefighting program...

[@billybob-dz6tu]

Seems pretty suspicious that Jasper goes up in flames the first summer after the TMEP pipeline was completed. It's suspicious because for over a decade the pine beetle decimated hundreds of thousands if not millions of hectares of pine trees in the park causing them to die and dry out all around Jasper and the park. For the last three of those 10 plus years, there was a huge pipeline project being built in and around Jasper that involved lots of high-risk ignition sources like welding, cutting, heavy equipment, smoking outside designated areas etc and there were hot summers all through that region during construction as well. But yet, there wasn't any mentioning of forest fires that posed a threat to Jasper during that time and/or before. Then all of a sudden, two forest fires start on the opposing sides of the town and take half it out. Something doesn't feel quite right here. Pretty easy to tell if it was lightning or not. I hope Danielle Smith looks hard into this one ... As Alberta has in the recent past, caught people deliberately lighting these fires! From time-to-time people make mistakes which can lead to fires and that's bad enough. However, when individuals or groups deliberately cause trouble that put people, communities and resources in harm's way and do so out of profit, power and or from some wacked out belief, then they need to be delt with harshly!

[@michelgranger5075]

Houses burned to the ground while the trees surrounding them were still untouched. Looks a lot like Maui. What about houses with blue roofs?

[@GUYSIMARD-f9g]

The. Premier crying, but didn't about last year and same this year,no leadership,plans,fire department run by unqualified bureaucrats,wait the last minute to do something,we need more firefighters to be trained in winter months, springclers deployment ect

[@ianmackie8959]

But wait NATO is demanding Canada meet it's 2% gdp commitment to defense spending. See what Putins war is costing.

[@myliege6223]

Alberta premier had a surplus budget with massive cuts to essential services but over 30 billion for foriegn oil companies.

[@john26razor340]

this is literally the federal government’s responsibility. nice try though.

[@RPKD88]

​@@john26razor340Danielle simp?

[@john26razor340]

@@RPKD88 do you work at PMO? are you a federal bureaucrat? serious question

[@derrekweigel9958]

Are you awake yet? Seems people still are not. What's it take?

[@propagandamachina]

Pure evil. They do not care about you

[@Mitch_Kelly]

Fire has no feelings, neither do facts.

[@saregam]

SO SAD TO SEE NATURAL BEAUTY BEING DESTROYED IN MATTER OF HOURS, VERY HEART BREAKING😡

[@bobmcrae5751]

Queen Danielle and her UCP minions are totally to blame for this disaster. They aren't fit to run a lemonade stand.

[@islandbribri]

Why are there lots of trees untouched but the houses and cars are?

[@ianmackie8959]

That's the randomness of fires. Go figure

[@gideondavidsamson9238]

Trees absorbs water and moisture.

[@darrellfrancis3863]

depends on how tight your aluminum foil hat is.

[@Skittles-oh5bx]

@@darrellfrancis3863 HAARP testing forsure

[@my3dviews]

Depends on how the wind was moving at the time the fire went through. Wind changing direction can push the fire away and spare some trees.

[@esparda07]

Housing stocks through the roof! Fort McMurray, Lytton, Jasper, any bets on which town's up next?

[@hdragongirl7628]

Definitely somewhere near Calgary.

[@terencegraham4901]

Horrible provincial government played politics with folks lives... The result is simply stunning... 😢

[@kanonhill1688]

Parks Canada, a federal jurisdiction, controls all "national" parks. Otherwise it should be Jasper Provincial Park. Axe the carbon tax. It's useless. Money only goes to greedy federal bureaucrats and agencies that do nothing.

[@daphneford3533]

It is a National Park Federal jurisdiction scumbag Trudeau

[@nealpringle710]

The video.... that the news is REPORTING. "Isn't verified and is possibly from people that were called in" Im sorry WHAT ?

[@alicjaszczerbowicz9326]

Looks like Maui.

[@janetjudd9505]

Like Fort Mac.

[@AMYV3]

“Leaked”. What a strange word to use. I’m Not someone who usually assumes something suspicious is going on lol. Just odd word to describe photos of an event 🤭🤔

[@2434-k3l]

Yeah I caught that too lol so weird

[@metalkokorea]

As per history, that region is dangerous and has been threatened by wildfire for many years, then why do people still live there? Climate has changed. Move from there to east, particularly to Sask! Be smart! Sask is much better than there though winter is a bit colder but still getting better in temperature.

[@Loadedgoods]

So carbon tax isn’t working I want my money back

[@Dloweification]

Don't firefighters get in big doodoo for taking pictures of burned areas?

[@robertcowie8230]

Canada forests are a sustainable resource though they only replant one type of tree , trees that are slower to catch fire or act as a fire break are not planted there’s no diversity in the forest thus you wonder why there’s so many forest fires , again it’s a resource it’s about $ for the lumber industry yet it’s never discussed in the media why? As with all industries , they influence political parties , they set up their own environmental groups etc

[@thelastdefenderofcamelot5623]

They should transform it into a Garry Oak woodland kind of forest. That is becoming more rare in BC.

[@thomasklimchuk441]

Wonder if the realtors sending offers to buy?

[@Theballdoing]

You get what you voted for! Marlaina Smith also said it best - "there will be no emergency payments. That is what private insurance is for." Imagine being a rugged Albertan and wanting socialist handouts LOL

[@clarekuehn4372]

It's directed energy weapons to make SMART cities.

[@archie_bunker]

exactly

[@tomcooks2562]

What?

[@davesbainrps6909]

No water bombers

[@tnbrfller]

High winds....

[@lilpigboy]

that would be like p**sing on a bonfire. Ain't gonna do much against 400ft tall flames moving 15m/min

[@davesbainrps6909]

@@lilpigboy hopefully get early

[@robertmcaree7016]

@@lilpigboy But they could be laying down retardant ahead of the flames!

[@Tugela60]

Water bombers are completely useless in big fires like this, the water would vapourize before it got anywhere close to the ground.

[@mrthompson9876]

Up go the fences and no drone pictures please. Thank you for complying

[@MegaTcarr]

Fires don't start themselves. No lightning so how did the fires start 🤔

[@ianmackie8959]

Power lines in the area maybe

[@Lotuslander]

Fracking

[@owenchafer1083]

Actually, fires can start by themselves - more accurately, a combination of hot-dry weather and decaying organic matter can cause intense heat buildup and spark spontaneous combustion. Or, sometimes, you'll get sunlight being refracted by left behind garbage (such as glass bottles, starting a small flame. It's why a bunch of tree and plant species have adaptations revolving around resisting or spreading during wildfires. Even before humans, wildfires were something forests had to deal with every decade or so at minimum.

[@gryph01]

Lightening strikes cause a lot of fires. You can get spontaneous burns in very dry conditions and heat waves

[@Lotuslander]

@@MegaTcarr you could tell the forests are tinder boxes. Dry as can be zero moisture.

[@Jo-ve3zn]

Canada should really up its fire break zones. Wild fires happened again and again, the best way to protect the forest is to protect it from wild fire

[@darrellfrancis3863]

which dead forest was she referring to?

[@HearianKrupski]

All of the dead trees and brush around the park for years that Parks never removed, to keep things “natural.”

[@ImVeryBrad]

I've been saying for years that it was only a matter of time. I drive though there often. Mostly dead dry standing trees

[@davisbennett4465]

Over 13 years the pine beatle has devastated forests . Standing dead trees that they did nothing about

[@meawesome1651]

So heartbreaking😢 my Jasper 😔

[@aluapg.9737]

I think we saw that happening in Maui, right?! 0:39 see image of a destroyed church but an intact tree. Unbeliavable!

[@Theballdoing]

Are you literally questioning the fact that vinyl siding will burn at a lower temperature than living trees? You sound like the kind of person that would see a burned church but an intact metal cross and describe it as "divine" and NOT a difference in burning temperatures.

[@MurdahBassRecords]

Only a bunch of clowns would make a tourist mountain town destination with no firebreak.

[@jimijamesjowitt]

Yes. Either done on purpose or it's run by subhuman intelligence.

[@CriticalSasquatch]

everything destroyed but the FOREST

[@terryfoote381]

In 2023, the Alberta provincial government was granted considerably more funds to fight the 2024 fire fighting season. Instead, tens of millions of dollars were cut from the provincial budget, including the aerial elite team, along with a number of watch posts and firefighting training. I have been a victim of conservative cuts in the past. This time it was Jasper. The first thing the provincial government did was call on Trudeau. The conservatives don't believe in global warming. The only thing that conservatives believe in his cutting necessary supports to its citizens and bragging about how much of the taxpayers' money they have stuffed in the bank.

[@terryfoote381]

Vote Liberal!!!!

[@petrichors]

I’ve been thinking a lot about the recent floods, wildfires, and the turmoil in the world. I believe these aren’t just coincidences; they’re consequences of turning away from God and disobeying His commands. The rise of sinful behaviors, including homosexuality, and changing genders are a serious matters. We really need to reflect on this and understand that there will be consequences for our actions. It’s crucial for everyone to return to God and seek forgiveness as soon as possible. Take care.