The conditions leading up to the ignitions on July 22 were quite extreme. It was drier, with a longer period of dry weather than we had experienced for the last several years when we had quite extreme conditions. It was over 20 days since the last significant rain event was recorded at any of our weather stations, and strictly speaking, it moved into almost the 99th percentile of dry conditions for Jasper, so all fuels were available to burn under those conditions.
