Fire Lookouts in United States

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Fire Lookouts in United States

by Norman » Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:20 pm

Didn't know there were still some Lookouts maned ...

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/15/74954703 ... ket-newtab

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Re: Fire Lookouts in United States

by Woodswalker » Sat Sep 21, 2019 10:21 am

I remember seeing want adds for employment as a watchman in fire towers in Pennsylvania in the 1970's. I don't know what has become of them. Scramblingbadger has a little note about one in the Black Hills.
https://www.summitpost.org/touring-a-bl ... wer/873343

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Re: Fire Lookouts in United States

by Scott » Sat Sep 21, 2019 1:58 pm

The one at Zenobia Peak in Colorado is still manned.

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Re: Fire Lookouts in United States

by K.W.Lanning » Wed Oct 09, 2019 5:44 am

Tons of lookouts in Wa. excellent article.thanks for sharing!

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Re: Fire Lookouts in United States

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Re: Fire Lookouts in United States

by Woodswalker » Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:39 pm

Pennsylvania has recently built 16 more.

https://wildfiretoday.com/2019/05/10/pe ... ut-towers/

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Re: Fire Lookouts in United States

by T. White » Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:46 pm

Woodswalker wrote:Pennsylvania has recently built 16 more.
https://wildfiretoday.com/2019/05/10/pe ... ut-towers/


I'm just going off of the one photo there, but is a chain-link and barbed wire enclosure really necessary?

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Re: Fire Lookouts in United States

by Woodswalker » Sat Nov 02, 2019 3:04 am

T. White wrote:
Woodswalker wrote:Pennsylvania has recently built 16 more.
https://wildfiretoday.com/2019/05/10/pe ... ut-towers/


I'm just going off of the one photo there, but is a chain-link and barbed wire enclosure really necessary?


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