Fire lookout towers may seem antiquated in light of new technology used to detect wildfires. But some firefighters see the ...

The Line Fire destroyed a nearly 100-year-old fire lookout tower. The fire stands at 50% containment as of Wednesday.

The Up-Up Lookout Tower showcases why these unique accommodations have become so popular with outdoor enthusiasts.

There’s a small wooden cabin at the top of Northwest Peak, a few miles from Montana’s borders with Idaho and Canada, and Chuck Manning, 79, believes lookouts like this one deserve a second chance at ...

There’s a small wooden cabin at the top of Northwest Peak, a few miles from Montana’s borders with Idaho and Canada, and Chuck Manning, 79, believes lookouts like this one deserve a second chance at ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Fire lookouts occupy an uncommon spot in the world. Their function is simultaneously ...

The photo is dramatic: a thick plume of smoke in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness boiling into the sky, the fire threatening a fire outlook tower a mile away. For Rhett Moak, the fire outlook who ...

Camping in a fire lookout tower is like no other experience in the Pacific Northwest. It’s a unique opportunity to sleep above the treetops, living like an old fire lookout, more cheaply than at most ...

Officials with the Umpqua National Forest announced a closure of a portion of the forest that is near the fire, and the ...