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California had a total of 625 fire lookout sites, of those there are 198 remaining lookout towers, and of those there are around 50 staffed. There are 11 lookouts that may be rented in California. Fire Lookouts not only watch for fire, they also record weather conditions and observe animals in some cases.
Pages in category "Fire lookout towers in California" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Shuteye Lookout was established by the U.S. Forest Service in 1907. The lookout was the first of its kind in the Sierra. Daily hikes to the summit were required before a permanent structure was built in 1909. [7] The availability of a permanent fire lookout station replaced the earlier practice of constant fire patrol by forest rangers. [8]
The Angeles National Forest Fire Lookout Association ("ANFFLA") is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization of citizen volunteers dedicated to the preservation, restoration and operation of the fire lookout towers in the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, and other Southern California areas. The organization works in partnership with the ...
The Henness Ridge Fire Lookout in Yosemite National Park was built in 1934 [1] by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) which was a public work relief program for unemployed men age 18–24. The CCC provided unskilled manual labor related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural areas of the United States.
A fire lookout (sometimes also called a fire watcher) is a person assigned the duty to look for fire from atop a building known as a fire lookout tower. These towers are used in remote areas, normally on mountain tops with high elevation and a good view of the surrounding terrain , to spot smoke caused by a wildfire .
A fire lookout tower on Vetter Mountain in Angeles National Forest, near Los Angeles, California Beyazıt Tower, an 85-meter-tall (279 ft) fire lookout tower at Beyazıt Square in Istanbul A fire lookout tower , fire tower , or lookout tower is a tower that provides housing and protection for a person known as a " fire lookout ", whose duty it ...
It has a 15 by 15 feet (4.6 m × 4.6 m) cab with a log catwalk and railings, upon a 15 feet (4.6 m) stone tower. [2] It is at elevation 7,985 feet (2,434 m) and is staffed and open during the summer. [2] It is one of fewer than 40 operating National Park Service (NPS) fire lookouts in 2019. [3] It was destroyed by the July/August 2021 Dixie ...