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They look out for us - The lonely life on remote towers

https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2020/01/02/they-look-out-for-us/?fbclid=IwAR1r4quH7F8O_SLsAJuKTSSQ_8aL8CxPeVy0oiJd95k-xh_04dkzqBSGtyo


A Monterey County Weekly article about Chews Ridge
For the first time in decades, fire lookouts are staffing the tower at Chews Ridge

https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/eedition/page/page_b8dbefd9-c47e-53ab-8649-79d666f49c44.html


Lookouts keep watchful eye for signs of smoke in San Diego’s backcountry
With the SoCal fires that are burning, the volunteers of the FFLA San Diego-Riverside Chapter, are still working.

https://enewspaper.sandiegouniontribune.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=c0af4ddc-a7f2-45a1-860e-87547abec9a2&fbclid=IwAR3J1OqkEDnZmIgaykwRyB3tinEBgVDS24LeNAkzhkq1oiptTK7a17yGyoY


​A Fire Lookout On What's Lost In A Transition To Technology
An NPR piece on fire lookouts

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/15/749547034/a-fire-lookout-on-whats-lost-in-a-transition-to-technology?fbclid=IwAR18VIq4ERjk7-kTpLNj4EvFryBnqg5Qg1BAtAn7kIOBiLxjS_HcnBJQli8


​A lookout reflects on 29 seasons of smoke and fire
An article about one of Washington's fire lookouts

https://crosscut.com/2019/09/ill-always-be-lightning-bill-lookout-reflects-29-seasons-smoke-and-fire?utm_medium=social%26utm_source%3Dfacebook-web-button&fbclid=IwAR3xzimjEts3aTmepbAXhoglc-cZ75Yyc5IwMAD_IiFfUdamyyPFgOADxpc


​Trailblazing woman Lea Dotters returns to Buck Rock fire lookout in Sequoia National Forest
A news story about Lea Dotters, who staffed Buck Rock LO (Sequoia NF) back in 1944, and later helped organize the Buck Rock Foundation, which staffs three Sequoia lookouts with volunteers​

https://abc30.com/society/trailblazing-woman-returns-to-buck-rock/5501707/


Technology Replaces Fire Lookouts At The Forest Service
An NPR piece on fire lookouts

https://www.npr.org/2019/08/26/754266242/technology-replaces-fire-lookouts-at-the-forest-service


Holding on to historic towers: Appreciation grows for fire lookouts
An article about a fire spotter in the Black Hills National Forest

https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/holding-on-to-historic-towers-appreciation-grows-for-fire-lookouts/article_0befdbc7-75ff-5d70-aaa2-c1d263a08c9a.html?fbclid=IwAR2bsvuH_sIutvntKVR1TzgvetGT1cjrQ6SgoEsF1FYZ2sgjg5MoyS86-o8