When a raging forest fire is approaching a community ... But if rain isn't in the forecast … well, that's where the RainStream tower is designed to come in. Manufactured by Canadian company ...

You wouldn't expect to find a nearly century-old forest fire tower rusting away in the suburbs of Raleigh, not far from Crabtree Valley Mall – and yet it's possible you drive past it all the ...

The first fire tower in Ohio was built in 1922 in Shawnee State Forest. Those manning the towers often had binoculars, a map, a radio, a phone and a device called an alidade which helped the ...

A fire that raced through Wharton State Forest in New Jersey’s Pinelands starting Friday was mostly contained as of Monday, according to the state Forest Fire Service. The 5,750-acre Mines Spung Fire, ...

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“In preparation for the demolition of the Lakewood Fire Tower, the Forest Fire Service conducted a study to identify viable locations for a new fire tower to ensure continued coverage of the ...

“Electric service to the tower has been discontinued and the Forest Fire Service is in the process of removing additional items for the tower,” the state spokesperson added Tuesday.

“Electric service to the tower has been discontinued and the Forest Fire Service is in the process of removing additional items for the tower,” the state spokesperson added Tuesday.

Until late last year, the fire tower stood in Luther Forest, 7,000 acres largely owned by the Luther-Mackay family in Malta and Stillwater. Advertisement Article continues below this ad The tower ...

The lookout towers themselves symbolize decades of concerted fire suppression, and in particular the Forest Service’s hard-line stance against wildfires, especially after the great conflagration ...

The Bear Hill Fire Tower in Allis State Park in Randolph will be closed from May 1 to June 15, 2025, for restoration work. Built in the 1930s to watch out for forest fires, now Vermont's fire ...

Victoria Porter spent two days last year fighting a small forest fire that sprang up from a hunter’s campsite in the Montana wilderness. Porter, 28, helped dig a fire break to prevent the blaze ...