FireSmart Jasper
Since 2004, Parks Canada and the Municipality of Jasper have been working together to protect our community from wildfires. With funding from the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta (FRIAA) and Parks Canada, renewed FireSmart work has taken place in Jasper in an effort to protect the community, its critical infrastructure and evacuation routes. Over 50 hectares of forest were treated in 2019 as part of a three-year plan (2018 to 2020) to increase community resiliency in the event of a wildfire.