camping in a wildfire lookout tower. The big picture: The U.S. Forest Service rents dozens of its old, remote fire lookouts now that infrared tools and aircraft have replaced human eyes in most areas.

(FOX40.COM) — Volunteers at the Mt. Zion Lookout Tower in Amador County put the nearly century-old early fire detection tool into the holiday spirit, according to CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unite ...

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 ...

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

Lookout towers ... Montana. Constructed on high ridges and mountaintops with sweeping views, they were and still are staffed by people whose primary job is to look for smoke that indicates a new ...

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