EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith demanded Friday the fire-stricken town of Jasper apologize and retract a report criticizing her government for its role in last summer’s devastating blaze. Smith, speaking at an unrelated press conference in Edmonton, instead blamed the federal government for failing in the fire response by not asking sooner for provincial help and for not clearing out dead trees that provided fuel for the flames. …Smith also criticized the report for not accurately conveying Alberta’s contributions to the ordeal, including, she said, timely deployment of firefighters and equipment and $181 million worth of support in disaster recovery funding. …Bill Given, Jasper’s chief administrator, said in an interview before Smith’s news conference that the report wasn’t to lay blame. It should be considered a chapter in an overall look at the fire response — a chapter that focuses solely on municipal improvements, he said.