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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]
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.
The St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Saint Regis Mountain at Santa Clara in Franklin County, New York.The station and contributing resources include a 35-foot-tall (11 m), steel frame lookout tower erected in 1918, the site of the former observer's cabin, and 9/10 of a mile foot trail between the cabin site and summit.
Fire lookout towers in California (11 P) Fire lookout towers in Colorado ... Fire lookout towers in New York (state) (3 C, 2 P) Fire lookout towers in North Carolina ...
The Kane Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Kane Mountain at Caroga in Fulton County, New York. The station includes a 60-foot-tall (18 m), steel-frame lookout tower erected in 1925, an observer's cabin built about 1960, and foot trail. The tower and trail are contributing resources.
1956 USGS Map excerpt showing location of Telescope Hill fire tower marked "Lookout" in bottom half of map. Beginning in 1918, a series of fire lookout towers were constructed on Long Island to aid in the fighting of wildfires. The first constructed was on Telescope Hill in the fall of 1918 (only two were constructed that year), and went into ...
Pages in category "Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The Snowy Mountain Fire Observation Station is a 45 feet (14 m) steel-frame fire lookout tower on Snowy Mountain at Indian Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. [2] It was built in 1917 as a 22 feet (6.7 m) prefabricated LS40 tower made by the Aermotor Windmill Company. Following the growth of surrounding trees, four more flights of ...