Jasper: Is everyone OK?

[Le Poisson]

Any forum members in Jasper? Were you affected by the fire? do you need help? What can the community do to support you?

I'm asking from Ontario, so it's not like I can run you bottled water or anything, but maybe the tribe can help in other ways?

[erp]

I'm not in Jasper, but from Calgary to Edmonton the air quality is pretty vile right now. I woke up to ash blanketing my car, which is not a great feeling.

I've reached out to a couple of my friends who live in Jasper proper to offer places to stay/support, but so far they've all managed to get out. It's ... not great.

[JAYSLOL]

In BC, I only know what I’ve seen from photos, looks like there’s definitely going to be some serious damage to the town when everything clears. I hope they got everyone out in time.

[ToTheMoon]

We were watching Jasper burn while packing bags, fueling up the vehicle, and making plans to flee as a fire here got closer and closer. The Evac alert stopped at the edge of town, but it was post 2 am before anyone felt settled enough to fall asleep. Woke up to (thankfully) pouring rain and the winds had shifted. Smoke has still been too bad for the water bombers, so it is still not under control, and we are hoping that the winds don't kick it back up. Only 6 homes and some outbuildings at one of the Timber frame operations have been lost so far.

First time fire has been this close since we have been here, and it was NOT a good feeling watching the sky start to glow brighter and brighter as the winds continued to howl.

The Alertable app is quiet so far tonight, so hopefully we get a good night's sleep, and they get things under control soon.

[Le Poisson]

We were watching Jasper burn while packing bags, fueling up the vehicle, and making plans to flee as a fire here got closer and closer. The Evac alert stopped at the edge of town, but it was post 2 am before anyone felt settled enough to fall asleep. Woke up to (thankfully) pouring rain and the winds had shifted. Smoke has still been too bad for the water bombers, so it is still not under control, and we are hoping that the winds don't kick it back up. Only 6 homes and some outbuildings at one of the Timber frame operations have been lost so far.

First time fire has been this close since we have been here, and it was NOT a good feeling watching the sky start to glow brighter and brighter as the winds continued to howl.

The Alertable app is quiet so far tonight, so hopefully we get a good night's sleep, and they get things under control soon.

Damn. I was thinking of you guys. Stay safe.