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Last updated 26 Jan 2026

Canada: Jasper fires 2024

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Introduction

The 2024 wildfire season in Canada was marked by widespread fires, significant environmental impacts, and growing concern over the country’s evolving fire regime.

Across these articles, a consistent picture emerges: wildfires are no longer isolated seasonal events but part of a longer-term shift driven by climate change, drought, and changing land conditions. The season saw large-scale evacuations, major incidents such as the Jasper wildfire, and smoke impacts that extended across North America and even into Europe.

Hazards
Wildfire
Country and region
Canada

Knowledge base

Update
Canada's wildfire paradox: fewer fires, greater destruction highlighted in new analysis

Canada's wildfire seasons are growing longer, larger and more destructive, according to a six-decade analysis of fire records by the federal government's Canadian Forest Service.

CBC/Radio-Canada
Update
1,400 annual deaths in Canada linked to wildfire smoke, report finds

A new global health report suggests that every year from 2020 to 2024 about 1,400 deaths in Canada were associated with wildfire smoke pollution as climate change takes an increasing toll on the country’s health.

The Energy Mix
Two prescribed fire officers using prescribed fire in California, USA.
Research briefs
Aerial imagery supports pioneering research at Jasper Ridge

A PhD student recently studied how to improve GPS accuracy using 3D environmental models. He’s now applying that expertise to wildfire management – before, during, and after prescribed burns.

Stanford University
Update
Jasper’s wildfire recovery is challenged by its unique land classification and the approaching winter

Less visible, but nonetheless important, challenges facing disaster recovery in Jasper are unfolding policy dilemmas related to a very nuanced land tenure situation.

Conversation Media Group, the
Update
The Jasper fire highlights the risks climate change poses to Canada’s world heritage sites

Climate change and extreme weather events pose a real risk to the world's heritage sites - a stark reality laid bare by the recent wildfire in Jasper, Alta.

Conversation Media Group, the
Update
As wildfires become more frequent and intense, how will persistent smoke exposure affect long-term health?

Wildfire smoke has become a common feature of Canadian summers, fuelled by bigger, more intense and more frequent wildfires. In 2023, Canada experienced its worst wildfire season on record, with many communities contending with weeks of hazy skies.

Conversation Media Group, the
Update
The 2024 Jasper Fire is a grim reminder of the urgency of adopting a Canadian national wildfire strategy

Jasper is the latest in a growing number of communities affected by wildfires. Twenty thousand people living in Yellowknife were evacuated from their homes for more than three weeks in 2023.

Conversation Media Group, the