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An uncontrolled wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest forced mandatory evacuations in Running Springs and Arrowbear Lake.
Custer Peak Fire Lookout, Lawrence Co SD, 6713' original wooden tower built in 1911, replaced in 1935 and replaced with the current rock lookout tower in 1941; Summit Ridge Fire Lookout, 6,082', 67.5' tower, last staffed in 1972; Rankin Ridge Fire Lookout, Wind Cave National Park, replaced the Crow's Nest Peak tower, 5,013'
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 stands atop a peak approximately 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) to the south (elevation 1,992 m (6,535 ft)) which is owned and maintained by the local wireless society for TV, radio, and digital transmission. The current view from the lookout can be seen via a live webcam.
In the 1930s, over 600 fire lookouts were built in Washington. Less than 100 remain.
Fire officials have expanded the area under a Level 1 Be Ready evacuation notice for the Lookout Fire burning north of McKenzie Bridge.
At one point in time, the Angeles National Forest Fire Lookout Association (ANFFLA) had plans to restore this lookout but has since abandoned this project. [2] Castro Peak: Relocated from Castro Peak, this small fire lookout tower is now located in Henninger Flats. It is a static display and property of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Bolan Mountain Lookout in southern Oregon was destroyed by the Slater Fire. “Slater impacted a lot of people,” Scott Blower, district manager for the Wild Rivers Ranger District, said in a ...