With crews battling to save the town of Jasper, Alta., from wildfires, communities in the Bow Valley are gearing up in case of increased fire behaviour further south. Banff National Park and the towns of Banff and Canmore, Alta., are all facing extreme fire danger due to recent hot temperatures and bone-dry weather. On Wednesday evening, two out-of-control fires were burning east of the Banff National Park boundary in the Calgary and Rocky Mountain House forest areas. Banff fire Chief Russ Geyer said his team is ready for whatever conditions come their way. “Right now, we are in a state of readiness,” said Geyer. “We’ve spent [many years] preparing equipment, training personnel and being prepared for events such as the fire that Jasper is seeing right now.”