Most fire lookout jobs are seasonal through the fire season.
In many locations, even modern fire lookout towers do not have electricity or running water. Some towers are accessible by automobile, but others are so remote a lookout must hike in, or be lifted in by helicopter. Working in a fire lookout tower in the middle of a wilderness area takes a hardy type of person, one who can work with no supervision, and is able to survive without any other human interaction. Once ground crews and fire suppression aircraft are active in fire suppression, the lookout personnel continue to search for new smoke plumes which may indicate spotting and alterations that pose risks to ground crews. Often several lookouts will overlap in coverage areas and each will “cross” the same smoke, allowing the ECC to use triangulation from the radials to achieve an accurate location of the fire. Part of the lookout's duties include taking weather readings and reporting the findings to the Emergency Communications Center throughout the day. A fire lookout can use a device known as an Osborne Fire Finder to obtain the radial in degrees off the tower, and the estimated distance from the tower to the fire. Once a possible fire is spotted, "Smoke Reports", or "Lookout Shots" are relayed to the local Emergency Communications Center (ECC), often by radio or phone. These towers are used in remote areas, normally on mountain tops with high elevation and a good view of the surrounding terrain, to spot smoke caused by a wildfire. (abandoned 1934)Ī fire lookout (partly also called a fire watcher) is a person assigned the duty to look for fire from atop a building known as a fire lookout tower. Questions should be addressed to Jim Kelly, or (845) 437-5685.SPRR fire lookout station built in 1909 on Red Mountain above Cisco, CA. Successfully complete the in-person Crowd Manager/Firewatch training and receive a minimum passing grade of 70%.Successfully complete a Fire Extinguisher Use training class annually, coordinated by Jim Kelly.Click the following link to login or create a new account: Successfully complete the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services, Crowd Manager On-Line Training Program 2020 every three years and provide a printed copy of the training certificate.
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Fire Watch staff ensure events such as bonfires, fireworks and other live fire conditions are conducted safely and in compliance with the NY Fire Code requirements.Crowd managers help maintain occupancy, and ensure life safety equipment and building systems are functioning properly to allow for safe evacuation for events on campus.
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