Jasper volunteer firefighter watches as home burns to the ground: That fire was rolling [Video]

For the latest updates on the Jasper wildfire situation for Thursday, July 25, 2024, read this story post.

A volunteer firefighter in Jasper is choosing to focus on the positives, after watching her family home burn to the ground amid a devastating wildfire in the western Alberta mountain town.

As thousands of people fled Jasper National Park earlier this week, first responders stayed behind to protect their community. That includes Kimberley Stark.

The owner of Bear’s Paw Bakery, Stark is also a volunteer firefighter. She remained on the ground in Jasper while her young family was forced to flee on Monday night with the rest of the town.

“My family evacuated with everybody else. I have three small children and they went off with the nanny and my fur family,” Stark said Thursday morning.

Since then, she’s be on the front lines, doing her best alongside other emergency crews to protect the town.

“It was a tough go. That …