Fire Lookouts: Vandals, Thieves and Firebugs

Most lookouts are in somewhat remote locations, and are susceptible to vandalism and theft. Lookouts have been shot full of holes; broken into; personal and government property stolen, destroyed, or left for rats and weather to destroy. These acts greatly increase the cost and frustration of maintaining a viable lookout system. This volume is not in narrative form but is a collection of official reports as well as newsletter and newspaper accounts of these depredations as originally reported. The research was done by Ron Kemnow for his website Ronkemnow.weebly.com. Many historic photographs are included. Some of the older photographs and picture postcards are of poor quality, but were included for their historical value.

Author: La Vaughn Vanderburg Kemnow
Publisher: Mountainswest Publishing
Published: 04/29/2018
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.19lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.12d
ISBN: 9780999606759

About the Author
The author grew up on a dairy farm in the Pacific Northwest adjacent to the Siuslaw National Forest, where her grandparents and great grandparents had been among the earliest settlers. Family outings often consisted of a drive over narrow dirt Forest Service roads winding through towering fir and spruce forests. The day would frequently include a primitive picnic, with venison steak threaded onto sharpened willow branches and broiled slowly over the glowing coals of a small cooking fire. Sometimes their travels through the foothills of the Coast Range led them to a fire lookout tower. This interest was expanded in later years when she and her husband began visiting fire lookouts and abandoned lookout sites. The fascination with the history of these sites led to an in-depth study and research of original documents pertaining to the subject, much of which is presented in these volumes.

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