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Fire Lookout Program Offers Training For New Volunteers

Forest_ServiceThe Angeles National Forest Fire Lookout Association is recruiting volunteers to staff the last remaining fire lookout on the Angeles for the 2011 season. Lookout volunteers help protect the forest and local mountain communities against the threat of fire. Their coverage extends to the communities along and outside of the forestry boundary.

The association is currently looking for hikers to volunteer for the summer to staff Slide mountain Lookout and others to staff Vetter Mountain Peak. Volunteers will be expected not only to watch surroundings to look for signs of smoke or fire, but also be aware of current fire conditions, as well as offer services as historical interpreter for the fire lookout system.


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New volunteer training is scheduled to begin May 7. There are four parts to training that must be completed- orientation, interpretation/natural history, operations, and in-tower training.

Fire lookout volunteers are required to volunteer eight hours a month between May and November. The lookout officially opens on Memorial Day Weekend.

For additional information, visit the Angeles National Forest Fire Lookout Association website, here.

Fire Lookout Program Offers Training For New Volunteers

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