But one of the most analog among them remains relevant: the fire lookout tower. Perched atop hillsides or stilts, fire lookout towers are still effective at alerting officials of a potential blaze.

Many towers have been removed or have been converted to rental cabins. Others still exist but sit empty. Though the footprint of the fire lookout system has atrophied, Decker said they remain an ...

April and May, forest fire wardens and local fire companies become busy with brush fires and larger forest fires. This springtime danger comes when bright sun, strong winds and warming temperatures ...

Part of Cape May Point State Park, the World War II Lookout Tower – officially known as Fire Control Tower No. 23 – was built in 1942 and is New Jersey's last restorable tower from World War II.

I couldn’t disagree more. My wife Linda and I have worked for the last seven years at Benchmark Lookout on the San Juan National Forest, a fire tower in the southwest corner of Colorado ...

(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 ...