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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]
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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 is to search for wildfires in the wilderness. It is a small building, usually on the summit of a mountain or other high vantage point to maximize viewing distance and range, known as view shed .
Washington was once home to hundreds of fire lookouts — great towers that would stand above the trees, offering 360-degree views of the surrounding wilderness. The towers were used by spotters ...
Narrow towers rising above many fire station buildings are hose towers, for purpose of cleaning and drying fire hoses. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] But some have fire lookout towers , some have bell towers or clock towers and some have firefighting training towers or "drill towers".
Michigan Avenue is closed to through traffic between Pennsylvania and Mifflin avenues, with the section between Mifflin and Howard Street closed entirely, as part of a $14.1 million project to ...