Chetamon wildfire: Jasper remains on generator power, fire activity expected to decrease
Global News
Parks Canada has been helping ATCO crews gain access to damaged infrastructure to reactive and repair the power transmission line serving the town of Jasper, Alta.
The Chetamon Wildfire continues to burn outside the town of Jasper, Alta., but firefighters, Parks Canada and ATCO crews were all able to make good progress over the weekend.
According to Parks Canada, there are more than 125 firefighting personnel and nine helicopters keeping the fire from spreading towards communities and critical infrastructure.
Incident commander Landon Shepherd said Sunday there was “negligible growth” on Saturday, with a lot of water bucketing support and fire suppression on the ground.
“We’re going to be able to secure certain parts of this fire … but we’re not expecting to be able to put the fire out, especially along that long, northwest flank,” Shepherd said.
He explained that fall, cooler weather and either rain or snow will likely be the reason the wildfire will fully self-extinguish.
“There are still no communities currently threatened by this wildfire,” he added, referencing both Jasper and West Yellowhead County to the north.
The fire, which is estimated to be about 5,800 hectares big, damaged the ATCO Electric power line last weekend, disrupting the power supply to Jasper.
Since then, ATCO has been using a backup generator power system but has experienced challenges with connecting the various equipment without tripping the system as it works to restore the permanent transmission system.
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