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The Jasper Wildfire: EXPLAINED
We go behind the scenes of the Jasper wildfire: how did it start, why did it grow so quickly, and how did crews manage to save 60% of the town, including most of the Jasper Park Lodge? Plus, we fact check the role the mountain pine beetle played in the blaze, and learn what communities across the country need to do to prevent future disasters.
3:20 | His childhood home is gone. The church he was baptized in...gone. Parkland County Fire Chief Brian Cornforth joins us, just back from Jasper where he and his crew worked to save critical infrastructure in the town, then the Jasper Park Lodge…
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