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N.J. Officials Say Pine Trees Impede View From Critical Fire Tower

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service readily admits it can’t see the forest for the trees. Literally. Even when fire spotters climb to the top of the 80-foot Bass River State Forest fire tower, their view is blocked on three …

Cell Phone Technology Takes Over for Fire Towers in Rural Florida

Cell phones and vigilant residents are slowly replacing a one-time staple in fighting wildfires = the fire tower. There once were 20 towers in the Chipola River District in Florida’s Panhandle. But that number has recently been cut to seven. …