Rain, Cooler Weather Curbing Wildfire Spread in Jasper

Rain, Cooler Weather Curbing Wildfire Spread in Jasper
Police talk to people in a Parks Canada vehicle on Highway 16 westbound to Jasper outside of Hinton, Alberta, on July 25, 2024. The Canadian Press/Amber Bracken
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Rain and cooler temperatures have helped suppress the out-of-control wildfire that has ravaged as much as 50 percent of the townsite in Jasper National Park.

Ten to 15 millimetres of rainfall in the national park has led to “minimal” fire behaviour and spread over the course of the day, park staff said in a 10 p.m. post on its website July 25.