Discover one of the Rockies' most underrated mountain escapes. The 'Yosemite of Montana' is an incredible sight that every ...

After Bolan Mountain Lookout burned down, the U.S. Forest Service formed an alliance with a trails group to rebuild a popular Oregon lookout rental.

Fire lookouts occupy an uncommon spot in the world. Their function is simultaneously anachronistic and essential. They exist ...

In the early part of the 20th century, the newly established U.S. Forest Service built fire lookout towers around the country ... 1910 that burned 3 million acres in Washington, Idaho and Montana and ...

In the early part of the 20th century, the newly established U.S. Forest Service built fire lookout towers ... Idaho and ...

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human ...

The Adirondack Mountains are one of the most scenic state parks in the United States, offering stunning mountain views and ...

Most people have never been to one, but they may still find something captivating and romantic about them. That same curiosity applies to firewatchers, the people who spend their summers, largely ...

When the first flashes of fire and billows of smoke grabbed the attention of people living in the foothills of Eaton Canyon in Los Angeles County, residents recorded videos of the same cluster of ...

While evacuation orders remained in place for areas around the immediate perimeter of the fire, other nearby neighborhoods were reduced from evacuation orders to warnings, while warnings were ...

The fire was being fanned by strong, dry Santa Ana winds that were racing through the area, pushing a vast pall of smoke and dangerous embers ahead of the flames -- sparking fears that it could ...