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<\/a><\/p>\nOnline Communities and Groups<\/strong><\/p>\n Forest Fire Lookout Association Oregon Chapter’s Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n Forest Fire Lookout Enthusiasts Facebook Group<\/a><\/p>\n Fire Lookouts Facebook Group<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. Forest Service Lookouts Facebook Group<\/a><\/p>\n Oregon Fire Lookouts Facebook Group<\/a> *<\/strong><\/p>\n Fire Lookout Towers of the West Coast Facebook Group<\/a><\/p>\n Fire Lookouts of Washington Facebook Group<\/a><\/p>\n Fire Lookout Email Discussion Group<\/a><\/p>\n *<\/strong> Due to spam the admin of this group has made it a secret group<\/em><\/p>\n Websites<\/strong><\/p>\n Forest Fire Lookout Association<\/a> Friends of Blue Mountains Lookouts<\/a> Rex’s Forest Fire Lookout Page<\/a> Forest Lookouts – Oregon<\/a> National Historic Lookout Register<\/a> Former Fire Lookout Sites Register<\/a> Osborne Panoramic Images<\/a> Osborne Fire Lookout Panoramas<\/a> Lookout History<\/a> Region 6 Lookout Tower Drawings<\/a> Standard Lookout Structure Plans<\/a> Books<\/strong><\/p>\n Finding Fire: A Personal History of Fire Lookouts in Lane County, Oregon<\/em>, by Doug Newman (2007)<\/p>\n Fire Lookouts of Oregon<\/em>, by Cheryl Hill (2016)<\/p>\n Fire Lookouts of the Northwest<\/em> (3rd<\/sup> edition), by Ray Kresek (1998)<\/p>\n Hiking Washington\u2019s Fire Lookouts<\/em>, by Amber Casali (2018)<\/p>\n How to Rent a Fire Lookout in the Pacific Northwest<\/em>, by Tom Foley and Tish McFadden (2005)<\/p>\n Lookouts: Firewatchers of the Cascades and Olympics<\/em>, by Ira Spring and Byron Fish (1996)<\/p>\n Lost Fire Lookout Hikes and Histories: Olympic Peninsula and Willapa Hills<\/em>, by Leslie Romer (2021)<\/p>\n Lookout History<\/strong><\/p>\n The Lookout Cookbook: Region One<\/a><\/p>\n We Climbed the Highest Mountains, by Albert Arnst<\/a><\/p>\n
\nFounded in 1990, the FFLA promotes the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of lookouts.
\nSand Mountain Society<\/a>
\nThe Sand Mountain Society is a volunteer-based organization dedicated to the conservation and preservation of fire lookouts.<\/p>\n
\nA local chapter of the Oregon chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association<\/p>\n
\nIncludes comprehensive list of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota lookouts, along with many photos.<\/p>\n
\nRon Kemnow has done a tremendous amount of research and put it up on his website. Lookouts are listed by county. He also has a site for Washington<\/a>, California<\/a>, Idaho<\/a>, Montana<\/a>, and other western states<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nThe National Historic Lookout Register is a cooperative effort of the U.S. Forest Service, the Forest Fire Lookout Association, state agencies, and other private groups to recognize historic fire lookouts throughout the United States.<\/p>\n
\nThis site is a directory of former fire lookout sites.<\/p>\n
\nThis website provides low-resolution images of the panoramic photos taken from lookouts in Oregon and Washington in the 1930s.<\/p>\n
\nThis website provides high-resolution images of the panoramic photos taken from Oregon lookouts in the 1930s.<\/p>\n
\nA series of videos with Ray Kresek about the history of lookouts.<\/p>\n
\nThis site contains historic drawings used in Region 6 (Oregon and Washington) from 1936 to 1965. These do not meet current structural codes and are for historic reference only. This page is no longer live on the internet, but is available via the Internet Archive.<\/p>\n
\nThis 138-page document from 1938 contains plans and drawings for different types of lookouts.<\/p>\n