Monday, August 05, 2019

Fire lookouts up close and personal

Enjoy these two videos about fire lookouts.

In the first video you will visit the Pickett Butte Lookout Tower. It is an active fire lookout during fire season in the Umpqua Natonal Forest in the Cascades in Oregon. It is utilized as a fire lookout during the summer from approximately July 15 through October 1 and is available for rent the rest of the time.


Direct link to video from Seatlleleet

You will hear from fire watcher Shirley Payne in the last video. Shirley is a U.S.F.S fire lookout who has staffed the Baker Butte fire lookout near Pine Arizona for 24 years.


Direct link to video From the AZCentral and the Arizona Republic

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