Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated 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 stated they have been investigating the circumstances surrounding the dying.
Some 700 firefighters, together with a number of from different nations, 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 called the jewel of a naturally stunning area that attracts 2.5 million vacationers a yr.
Nonetheless, uncontrolled, it’s the largest fireplace to hit Jasper Nationwide Park in 100 years – and it might burn for months extra, the authorities say.
