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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]
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 ...
Dabney Tompkins and Alan Colley market Summit Prairie as "off the grid and 40 feet up," and the demand to stay at the Oregon property is staggering.
Fire lookout towers in West Virginia (1 P) Fire lookout towers in Wisconsin (2 P) Fire lookout towers in Wyoming (2 P) This page was last edited on 20 August 2017, at ...
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 .
To finance the preservation effort, the Forest Service started renting its guard stations to the public. It later began renting out many unused fire lookout towers as well. The Antlers Guard Station was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935. It was originally used as a home station for fire crews patrolling the surrounding forest.
Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places (7 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Fire lookout towers in the United States" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.