Many towers have been removed or have been converted to rental cabins. Others still exist but sit empty. Though the footprint of the fire lookout system has atrophied, Decker said they remain an ...

With the Minnesota weather beginning to reflect springtime, the Pequot Lakes Fire Lookout Tower is getting ready to open to the public. The fire tower has stood tall for 90 years and holds a special ...

The Clearwater Timber Company managed a million acres of timber, and he asked Mable to go sit in the hemlock snag between meals and look for fires. When she spotted a fire, she hopped back on her pony ...

Almost 8,800 property owners have asked the Army Corps of Engineers to direct the cleanup of burned homes. With more than 100 ...

Part of Cape May Point State Park, the World War II Lookout Tower – officially known as Fire Control Tower No. 23 – was built in 1942 and is New Jersey's last restorable tower from World War II.

It was during this time that the CCC set about building fire lookout towers, and access roads to those towers. The U.S. Forest Service took great advantage of the CCC workforce and initiated a ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. - A fire lookout tower in Yellowstone National Park has burned after being struck by lightning. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports the employee manning the Mount Holmes Fire ...

YARMOUTH, Mass. — Authorities rescued a worker who sustained a medical emergency while working inside a water tower on Tuesday afternoon. Yarmouth Deputy Fire Chief Scott Smith says around 3:21 p.m., ...

Authorities rescued a worker who sustained a medical emergency while working inside a water tower on Tuesday afternoon. Yarmouth Deputy Fire Chief Scott Smith says around 3:21 p.m., crews ...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One man has been arrested after allegedly causing a fire inside of Bowling Green Towers. According to the Bowling Green Police Department, officers responded just after midnight ...