In a time when technology is taking over, the team managing the Deschutes National Forest still does some things the old-fashioned way. In addition to airplanes and helicopters, fire lookout towers are a critical part of finding fires early. “It’s all about early detection,” says Joey Hodgson, a Forest Service employee who’s been a lookout […]
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Eyes in the Sky
Low-tech fire lookouts remain a key tool in finding fires before they spread