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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 ...
There once were more than 10,000 fire lookout persons [1] staffing more than 5,000 of fire lookout towers or fire lookout stations in the United States alone. [2] Now there are far fewer of both. Also there are a number of fire lookout trees. The U.S. state of Wisconsin decided to close its last 72 operating fire lookout towers in 2016. [3]
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 .
Jumpoff Lookout is one of 14 operational lookouts on the forest property, but it is the only one within the region. ... While exploring Washington’s high peaks and enjoying the views of the fire ...
A USFS Fire Lookout using an Osborne Firefinder while on duty at Vetter Mountain, California. The device is used by moving the sights until the observer can peek through the nearer sighting hole and view the cross hairs in the further sight aligned with the fire. The fire lookout notes the degrees on the graduated ring beneath the sight. Early ...
Fairview Peak Lookout is a fire lookout tower located at the summit of Fairview Peak in Gunnison County, Colorado. The lookout lies within the Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area of the Gunnison National Forest. At an elevation of 13,214 feet (4,028 m), the one-room stone structure with a second-story wooden cupola is the highest elevation ...
The category contains fire lookout towers throughout the world. ... Forest Fire Lookout Association; L. Lookout tree; N. National Emergency Services Museum; P. Pico ...
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]