This year marks Brig Malessa’s fourth season as a fire lookout for the U.S. Forest Service. For her, the living situation is a big part of the job’s appeal. “It’s the closest you can get to living ...

THIS CENTURY OLD SERVICE IS SO IMPORTANT... DESPITE NEW FIRE DETECTING TECHNOLOGY. ### NATS AT AN ELEVATION OF MORE THAN 5- THOUSAND FEET --- STANDS CHEWS RIDGE LOOKOUT... VOLUNTEERS WORKING AS AN EYE ...

Fire towers (also known as lookouts) go back thousands of years. The oldest lookout still standing is the Tuztoromy Firewatch Tower in Sopron, Hungary, which was built in the 13th century and ...

KCRW Reports Line Fire destroys historic lookout tower in SoCal. Can they rebuild? The Line Fire has scorched The Keller Peak Fire Lookout Tower, which has been around for nearly 100 years, making it ...

(WGHP) — For people under 40, it can be hard to remember much of life before cellphones took over. That technology changed so much, including how we detect forest fires and get resources to fight them ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX40.COM) — Volunteers at the Mt. Zion ...

PAISLEY, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Bald Mountain Fire Lookout is the tallest lookout tower on the Fremont-Winema Forest. Ron Rommel has been staffing the tower since 2019. On a clear day, Rommel can see as ...

The removal of the Woodridge fire tower has left many residents surprised and disappointed, as the long-standing landmark ...

PIKE NATIONAL FOREST — While historic fire lookouts dot the Colorado landscape, advancing technology has meant fewer of these structures are staffed than in the past; let's meet one of the state's ...

ASHEVILLE - Looking for a weekend trip with unique leafing views and a bit of history? You might want to take a drive to Nantahala National Forest. Panther Top Tower will be open Oct. 28-29 and again ...