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Fire Watch – Sentry on duty specifically guarding a person, place, object, or area in a non-combat area (such as a barracks); considered under arms but usually unarmed. See also duty & OOD. Fire Watch Medal – Pejorative for National Defense Service Medal, so named because even recruits rate it despite fire watch being their most important duty.
Another term for a fire lookout; A colloquialism for sentry duty in the United States Marine Corps, see General Orders for Sentries; if fire protection systems are out of service and a representative of the fire marshal's office must be present, this is called "on fire watch"
Orders to Sentry is the official title of a set of rules governing sentry (guard or watch) duty in the United States Armed Forces.While any guard posting has rules that may go without saying ("Stay awake," for instance), these orders are carefully detailed and particularly stressed in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast Guard.
The rules were based upon the success of the United States Armed Forces' General Orders for Sentries, a set of guidelines designed for safety and efficiency for military personnel standing sentry duty. The Ten Standard Orders were later supplemented by 18 Situations That Shout Watch Out, or the 18 Watchout Situations. [1]
Firewatch is an adventure game developed by Campo Santo and published by the developer in partnership with Panic.The game was released in February 2016 for Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in September 2016, and for Nintendo Switch in December 2018.
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 .
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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 .