Jasper on Fire: Five Days of Hell in a Rocky Mountain Paradise - Couverture souple

Scace, Matthew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 199082398X ISBN 13 : 9781990823985

Editeur : The Sutherland House Inc., 2025

Synopsis

A portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to the Jasper Community Team Society, a long-running local non-profit operated by community volunteers.

On a brilliant sunny day at the height of the season, July 2024, residents and visitors to the picturesque tourist town of Jasper, Alberta, learned that fast-moving forest fires were burning both south and north of town. That left only one westward road out of harm's way.

Over three frantic days, 5,000 residents and 20,000 tourists were evacuated from Jasper as firefighters used helicopters to battle flames reaching 100-feet high and leaping from tree top to tree top behind 100-kilometre-per-hour winds. The 25,000-hectare fire was so intense it likely created its own weather system and lightning. Despite heroic efforts, a third of the town was lost.

In this gripping narrative, Calgary Herald reporter Matthew Scace talks to the emergency managers who organized the evacuation, the woman who was preparing to go into labour when the fires started, the firefighters who fought through the night to save what they could of the town, and the recovery team leaders travelling the long, painful road to recovery.

Jasper on Fire also takes a hard look at why the blaze happened and what can be done to prevent future disasters in our increasingly volatile climate.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Matthew Scace is a journalist for the Calgary Herald and Calgary Sun, and has written for several publications including The Globe and Mail, National Post and Vancouver Sun. Jasper on Fire is his first book. He lives in Calgary.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Sutherland House Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 199082398X
• ISBN 13: 9781990823985
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 100
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible