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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. Alder Ridge Lookout (Eldorado National ...
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.
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 ...
Red flag warning issued for Sacramento Valley, Sierra foothills. On Friday, the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for much of the Sacramento Valley and nearby Sierra Nevada ...
More than 35,000 structures are threatened by the fire, including homes and commercial buildings, according to Cal Fire California’s Line Fire grows to 17,400 acres forcing evacuations Skip to ...
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 ...
A wildfire in Southern California has destroyed homes and prompted evacuations in Malibu, the iconic, affluent and mountainous beach community. 'Dangerous situation': Powerful, erratic Santa Ana ...