Fire lookouts keep watch over threatened forests

FAN Editor 3 years ago

Fire lookouts keep watch over threatened forests – CBS News

Watch CBSN Live


There were once thousands of active fire lookout towers across the country; today, while many are automated, a few hundred are still staffed by people whose job is to watch for forest fires in remote, rugged areas, like Klamath National Forest, in California and Oregon. Correspondent Conor Knighton talks with two fire watchers who are scanning the skies.

View CBS News In

Be the first to know

Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.

Free America Network Articles

Leave a Reply

Next Post

Flooded coal mine in China's Qinghai kills 1, 19 trapped

Sun Aug 15 , 2021
A team of 200 Chinese police, emergency workers and experts is trying to rescue 19 trapped coal miners in the northwestern province of Qingha, after water flooded into the mine ByThe Associated Press August 15, 2021, 1:15 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BEIJING […]

You May Like