October 20, 2025
The Jasper 2024 Wildfire Complex: Documentation, Reconstruction and Analysis Report and Jasper Community Wildfire Impact Research Report now available online
Delivering on its commitment to thoroughly review and evaluate the 2024 Jasper Wildfire, Parks Canada commissioned reports by the Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and FPInnovations (FPI) to gain a deeper understanding of the 2024 Jasper Wildfire.
The Parks Canada-commissioned reports by NRCan and FPI are available here:
On the night of July 24, 2024, Parks Canada requested assistance from external fire experts to analyze the Jasper Wildfire’s behaviour with the goal of learning from the event and strengthening future wildfire preparedness and response.
The Jasper 2024 Wildfire Complex: Documentation, Reconstruction and Analysis by NRCan and the Jasper Community Wildfire Impact Research Report by FPI provide valuable insights that help Parks Canada, communities, and other wildfire agencies understand contributing factors, improve wildfire risk reduction strategies, and strengthen emergency preparedness for similar events in the future.
The NRCan report provides an analysis of the fire’s behaviour outside the Jasper townsite, focusing on the fire’s rapid growth between July 22 and 24, 2024, while the FPI report focuses on understanding how the fire spread to, and impacted, community structures.
Parks Canada takes wildfire prevention and risk reduction very seriously. The independent, third-party external evaluation of the July 2024 wildfire is underway and expected to conclude in spring 2026. Parks Canada will continue to work with the Municipality of Jasper to review all findings and recommendations from the 2024 Jasper Wildfire to ensure lessons are understood, communicated, and implemented for the safety of Canadians and municipalities across the country.
Information:
Media Relations
Parks Canada
855-862-1812
pc.media@pc.gc.ca
Media Room
Natural Resources Canada
855-525-9293
media@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
FPInnovations
wildfire@fpinnovations.ca