A day in the life of a fire lookout

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A day in the life of a fire lookout

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Alberta has around 100 fire lookout stations - each staffed by a spotter who tries to identify smaller wildfires before they become a larger threat. Shane Turner, a lookout observer stationed in Kananaskis, walks us through an average day.
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@PurpleRhymesWithOrange 11 ай бұрын

My Grandfather did this in the Ottawa National Forest in Upper Michigan in the 1930s-1950s. He sat up in the tower alone for weeks at a time back when a shortwave radio was considered high tech equipment!

@loveobviously 11 ай бұрын

I need this as a job! I get left the hell alone and don’t need to be face to face with anyone .

@annalee5751 11 ай бұрын

Maybe a mortician with a powdered white makeup and tattooed eyeballs? Short of that theres always Supermax with isolation?

@saviourly3186 7 ай бұрын

For those curious, the only requirement for the job is a mustache

@Ahmad-gf6ku 11 ай бұрын

Shane is such a cool dude

@vancityraps 11 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@localcreativecollective 11 ай бұрын

We need more local hero stories like this! Appreciate the hard work you and all these look out tower and fire personal keeping the land and us safe!

@TravisTurnerOfficial 11 ай бұрын

Well made! Really like seeing this CBC! It makes it look like it’s a fun gig but I know it’s a dangerous job and one that saves our forests and ourselves from fires! His music is awesome too! 🙌

@LittleTChannel 11 ай бұрын

This is the coolest thing I’ve seen on Canadian news in a while!

@tntstarentertainmentinc.2923 11 ай бұрын

Now this a story that should be shared everywhere! Great work!!

@javiejumuad1008 Ай бұрын

Never fall in love with your radio operator

@vancityraps 11 ай бұрын

Right on really well shot and edited! Like this Mountain Mansion guy!

@critshot4694 7 ай бұрын

I have been looking for information on how to apply to this position 🥺 I want to do this so bit and it PERFECTLY fits my lifestyle and personality.

@social3ngin33rin 11 ай бұрын

Give me good internet and a toilet, I could easily do this for a year lol. Oh damn, I thought I was going to have to hike everything up there, even better!!!!! I bet most lookout locations have little to zero internet :'(

@CourtneyLee62 4 ай бұрын

Id love to do this. I love solitude, and I work efficiently when I’m alone.

@nightwolf8742 8 ай бұрын

My dream job

@tanyanodder 11 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@adrianhernandez4994 Ай бұрын

Man i wished texas had more forest i want this job soo bad i love nature

@60x-byugsheladia59 27 күн бұрын

sooo cool!

@conorcrisp-maclean8427 4 ай бұрын

I would love to do this for a job

@redux_6248 2 ай бұрын

I heard there isn’t much opportunity for this job anymore is that true or is it still easy to find a job

@mountainmansion Ай бұрын

There are still over 100 staffed fire towers in Canada. Only about 5-20 openings a year though. It took me 5 years of applying to get hired but a lot of lookouts I know got lucky on their first attempt.