A fire lookout tower, fire tower, or lookout tower is a tower that provides housing and protection for a person known as a "fire lookout", whose duty it is to search for wildfires in the wilderness. It is a small building, usually on the summit of a mountain or other high vantage point to maximize viewing distance and range, known as view shed .

This is a list of notable fire lookout towers and stations, including complexes of associated buildings and structures. This includes lookout cabins without towers which are perched high and do not require further elevation to serve for their purpose, and also includes notable lookout trees .

The fire finder sits in the center of the tower, and looks like a large, circular table. When a smoke is spotted on the horizon, the lookout is able to swivel the fire finder 360 degrees to identify the direction, or azimuth, of the smoke.

2019年2月18日 · Why settle for a boring, overpriced hotel room when you could stay in a fire lookout tower on your next vacation? At present, there are at least 85 lookout towers in the U.S. that you can rent overnight. Some are in National Forests; some are in state parks; and some are on USDA Forest Service land.

A fire lookout (sometimes also called a fire watcher) is a person assigned the duty to look for fire from atop a building known as a fire lookout tower. These towers are used in remote areas, normally on mountain tops with high elevation and a good view of the surrounding terrain , to spot smoke caused by a wildfire .

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Many of our historic Fire Lookout Towers are for rent! Cabins and lookouts are available on a first-come first-served basis and may be rented through he National Recreation Reservation System (NRRS), through the Recreation.gov website or by calling 1-877-444-6777, or …

2022年3月31日 · This gallery presents a collection of fire lookout towers located throughout the United States. Fire lookout towers provided housing and protection for individuals whose duty was to search for wildfires.

Following the devastating fires of 1910, early fire detection became a priority within the Forest Service. To help aid detection, lookout towers began to be built on national forests throughout the country.

2017年7月26日 · A large number of fire tower lookouts that were retired from active service have been restored and reborn as available-for-rent overnight lodgings depending on the season, weather conditions...