Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned he was “heartbroken” by the loss, including on social media platform X that “he served Albertans with unwavering bravery, and his loss is deeply felt”.
A number of firefighting items paid homage to their fallen comrade Sunday morning in a vigil within the close by city of Hinton.
Provincial authorities mentioned they had been investigating the circumstances surrounding the demise.
Some 700 firefighters, together with a number of from different international locations, at the moment are combating the huge wildfire, which has burned some 34,000 hectares (84,000 acres).
Ignited two weeks in the past by lightning in a area enduring extreme drought, the fireplace destroyed a considerable a part of the vacationer metropolis of Jasper, often known as the jewel of a naturally stunning area that pulls 2.5 million vacationers a yr.
Nonetheless, uncontrolled, it’s the largest hearth to hit Jasper Nationwide Park in 100 years – and it may burn for months extra, the authorities say.
