Jasper Wildfire Reaches Townsite as First Responders Ordered to Leave

Jasper Wildfire Reaches Townsite as First Responders Ordered to Leave
A reception centre is readied for wildfire evacuees forced from Jasper National Park in Calgary on July 23, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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One of two raging, wind-whipped wildfires bearing down on the historic Jasper townsite reached its southern outskirts early Wednesday night as a last-ditch attempt to reroute it failed.

Around the same time, all first responders were ordered out of Jasper National Park for their safety and to give fire crews more room to operate.