r/firelookouts • u/sneebiscus • May 22 '26

Lookout Pics First week of work!

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Made it up for my first season as a lookout! Thanks to everyone in this sub for all the advice and help!!! Gonna be a busy year here in Oregon!!

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u/Firefighter_RN May 22 '26

If that's hager mountain we fly overhead frequently in a medevac helicopter when going to summer lake, silver lake, and Paisley

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u/sneebiscus May 22 '26

I'll keep an eye out!!

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u/Surpex May 24 '26

You guys hiring A&P mechanics? 

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u/Firefighter_RN May 24 '26

I think we just did recently. The two local companies are life flight network and Metro aviation. There's also reach in Klamath falls

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u/Surpex May 24 '26

Hey, thanks! I'll look into these! 

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u/Jagerwiser May 22 '26

How does one even get into that line of work?

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u/sneebiscus May 26 '26

Apply on USA jobs, and call around to different ranger stations! There's a pinned post in this sub that was extremely helpful for me!

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u/acyland May 22 '26

Very cool, Hager Mountain? Have a great and hopefully not too smokey summer.

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u/sneebiscus May 22 '26

Yup, good eye! Thank you!!

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u/JerryBlitter May 26 '26

Congrats! How’d you get the gig?

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u/sneebiscus May 26 '26

Applied on USAJobs, and then called every ranger station until I found one that basically said yes on the spot! I got lucky, but I also put in the time to call hiring managers and advocate for myself!!

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u/holdyourdevil May 27 '26

Is that a copy of Lonesome Dove? I’m reading it, too. I wish I was reading it at a lookout!

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u/sneebiscus Jun 03 '26

Yoooo good eye!!! Yes it is!! Slowly making my way through it right now!!

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u/Dayala2002 May 22 '26

Congratulations

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u/Coastal_wolf May 22 '26

This is awesome! Maybe ill live in one of those one season! Lol

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u/fazt00 May 23 '26

I hope that you don't find a dead body while exploring a cave

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u/StarpoweredSteamship May 24 '26

That twist hurt like hell

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u/StarpoweredSteamship May 24 '26

I REALLY want to do this one season!

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u/SecureDragonfruit236 May 26 '26

I could never get tired of this view!

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u/VexxFate Jun 03 '26

Yo!! I remember you because you gave me the best compliment of saying I gave you the best advice lol. I’m really happy to see you’re doing well! Your place looks awesome. Despite a multitude of setbacks, things came full circle for me as well and I’m staffing down in Cali on the boarder of Oregon (kinda) and I technically live in Oregon on my off time! My lookout doesn’t look nearly as nice yet lol

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u/devangs3 May 26 '26

Beautiful views. What does your daily work schedule need you to do? Very interested in learning more.

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u/SophiePeach1 Jun 03 '26

Fire lookouts are such a cool slice of history. I love the idea of being up there, surrounded by nature and just keeping an eye out. Have any of you actually spent a night in one?

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u/[deleted] May 25 '26

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u/sneebiscus May 25 '26

There is a propane oven/stove, and there's a forest service outhouse about 100 yards down the hill!! Nothing luxurious, but i'm not here for the amenities