A 24 year old firefighter from Calgary was killed by a falling tree on Saturday while fighting the Jasper Wildfire.
According to the Alberta RCMP, the employee with Alberta Wildland Fire sustained a serious injury from a falling tree while fighting an active fire northeast of Jasper. The 24-year-old male firefighter was extracted from the scene by STARS air ambulance and has been declared deceased.
RCMP said the man was based out of the Rocky Mountain House Fire Base.
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