'The last thread was so good let's see if this will work as a general.';

'>>2725177';

'>>2725176
Is it true they only give these jobs out nepotistically? You need to have a friend or an uncle to get the job?';

'>>2725180
the fire watchman in the last thread got hired normally, he said when you apply just make sure to call the guys hiring';

'Found out about this baby fire tower at Clemmons State Forest in North Carolina. For a bit of fun what type is this, modified 22' LS-40?';

'>>2725196
the only inside view i could find online';

'>>2725196
Bro that shit ain't spotting no fires';

'Isle Royale, Michigan. They all mar the scenary.';

'>>2725180
Theres specific things about applying to federal jobs. Learn those. Helps to volunteer or work for the agency or one that works with them';

'is there a good way to find towers that aren't used anymore? I've been wanting to stay in one but the ones with reservations are always booked';

'>>2725180
Fire watch is a very easy job and guys will do it for decades

That said it requires the least amount of qualifications, trail builder tier.

Anons are interested because it's a low hanging fruit job they don't want a real /out/ job';

'>>2725791
https://ronkemnow.weebly.com/page
this shitty page has a ton organized by state';

'a type of fire tower ive found that's not mentioned on the firelookout.org infographics is this seemingly unique octagonal one from mesa verde national park, built in 1939';

'>>2725993
here is another stone octagonal type in weeks state park in new hampshire, however this was originally built privately in 1912 and only converted into a fire tower in 1941';

'>>2725994
the last of the octagonals i know of is this one in harlem, new york';

'>>2725995
almost forgot about this one in the smokey mountains built in 1937-39, it also has the same stone foundation as >>2725993

so is this a separate type not on the infographics? both this and the one in mesa verde were constructed by the nps around the same time';

'firelookout anon from last thread, ill dump some of my pics, this is a 'kalispell' L4 cab, a prototype. in serious need of upkeep.';

'D-6 and probably my favorite lookout ever, just got new shingles and paint over the last two years. The windows have graffiti etched in from the 30s - 40s so I'm glad they didn't get replaced.';

'R-6 and the lookout I've stayed in the most (2+ weeks in total over multiple years). Compared to a lot of others its very bare bones (only beds, no wood stove or firefinder as of 2023), but it does have cool chairs on glass insulators in case of a lightning storm.';

'>>2725993
unfortunately i think a lot of the firelookout.org information is west of the plains information, it would be really helpful if there was a resource to learn more about this extremely unique lookouts that occur east of the Mississippi.';

'D-6 on poles?';

'>>2726064
another';

'>>2726064
oh hell yeah';

'>>2725176
Which does /out/ prefer? Firetowers or lighthouses?';

'>>2726313
I love both a ton, but if I had to pick I'd go with firetowers. This is a favorite of mine located in Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina.';

'>>2726313
i think i like them both the same, just fire towers are more accessible to me personally so i've been able to access them and nerd out a bit. theyre really similar in that they've both been phased out by modern technology for the most part, though there are a few examples of lookouts and lighthouses that are stilled manned in areas that need them.';

'>>2725176
About a month ago I went up pic rel at Oubache SP in Indiana. The time before that was about 40 years ago.';

'>>2725999
Damn, I'd live in that.';

'>>2726496
was there more forestland when it was built or was it for grassland fires?';

'>>2725176';

'>>2726773
another octagonal fire tower!';

'>>2725176
What happens when you get to the top and realized you forgot they keys in the truck?';

'>>2725176
Is this like trainspotting but for black belt level autists?';

'>>2726911
I’d say that trainspotting is more autistic but basically yeah';

'>>2726536
No idea.';

'Green Mountain Lookout in Oregon, looks like a military installation';

'>>2727289
so does Thompson Peak in Montana, but goddamn did it have the best amenities of any lookout I've ever stayed in. refrigerator, electric cooktop, baseboard heating, recessed ceiling lights. it was a trip.';

'>>2727307
fucked up pic, not rotating dont care';

'old fire tower that no longer exists, i found it interesting since it was connected to a house';

'>>2725176
Fire tower in Highland County VA that I visited last summer.';

'Middlesex Fells, MA, supposedly used as a lookout in the 30s.

(I don't know why you people keep saying "firewatch", which is the institution of making boot Marines stay awake at night in the barracks in case there's a fire. Everyone who works in wildland fire calls the structures build to look for fires, as well as the people who staff them, "lookouts." Actually, I do know why, it's because of the video game.).

>>2727289
whoa, never seen one like that before. I like it.';

'>>2727850
(not my pic, but I've been there.).';

'Pretty interesting lookout built 90ft up into a ponderosa pine near Glenwood, WA in the 1940's.';

'>>2728335
It was decommissioned in 1958 but has still managed to stay up there.';

'>>2728335
>>2728337
very cool, unusual seeing a crow's nest design be built so late';

'>>2726064
>>2726067
I guess these are more common than I thought, just found another';

'>>2728337
hows the tension on the cables doing';

'>>2729063
only one cable as far as i can tell is left, and slacking by a couple of feet.';

'>>2725180
Just started cold calling ranger stations where they had a hard time filling for job.
Tedious, but here is a map. You need to check each one to see if they say active and just call nearby ranger station.
https://www.firelookout.org/worldwide-lookout-library.html
Here's Eastern Montana for instance
https://www.firelookout.com/EMontanamap.html
Places like washington state are going to hire a lot easier than more rural places anyways.
I was a college dropout with experience in IT, so nothing to technically qualify me. The USA Jobs system failed me left and right.
I called places, introduced myself, and said I was willing to do paint, clean the place up, or whatever it took. I also called government job hiring places asking if any lookout positions in the state needed filling.
>>2725792
lol true. it's a job for losers in a dead end in life or retired people. bet you can guess which one i am';

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'have any of you done any cool hikes to get to a fire lookout?';

'>>2730676
my favorite lookout (pic rel) is a hike in, its not a hard hike (5mi and 1300ft) but it was the first one i stayed at so it has a place in my heart (pic rel). I'm planning on hiking to a pretty remote D6 that is first come first serve this summer that is 12mi and 3600ft so thats gonna be a stinker of a hike.';

'hiking to a couple fire lookouts in the ozarks and ouachitas this week';

'i suggest signing up to be a member of the FFLA, you get a periodic magazine with neat updates about lookout restoration and some of the folks that used to/still staff them';

'>>2731455
forest jannies razor wired this one off despite it being at the highest point in the ozarks';

'>>2732825
i think this one was a gabled L-4, very beautiful';

'>>2732827
love the base structure';

'>>2732828
here's what it looked like inside';

'Fryingpan Mtn, NC';