Meet the Fire Lookout of Big Sky Country

[@lukash2442]

Firewatch got me sad but amazed.

[@roy4173]

That was the first thing to come to mind when I saw this. Good but sad game.

[@bloodmoon2907]

Same it’s been years but I’m still hooked!!

[@owenfriberg8004]

@@bloodmoon2907 i just finished i’ll never get over that game man seriously life changing

[@bloodmoon2907]

@@owenfriberg8004 ikrrr!!

[@wwiiguy]

Markiplier or someone else?

[@MarkHufstetler]

Thanks for coming to Montana to visit me, PBS. 🙂

[@mimischiffman626]

Thanks for having us Mark!

[@adlockhungry304]

Mark, what do you think the chances are for an electrician/PV installer, amateur naturalist and tracking enthusiast to find work of this nature?

[@MarkHufstetler]

@@adlockhungry304 Here's a post I wrote last year with some information: www.reddit.com/r/firelookouts/comments/aou1m3/want_to_get_a_fire_lookout_job_here_are_the_basics/ There aren't as many staffed lookouts these days, and most working lookouts come back year after year, so there aren't a lot of new openings ... and some Forest Service or other outdoor work experience is pretty much essential. So I'm afraid it might be a little bit of a long shot ...

[@CraftyF0X]

Man you have an amazing job!

[@ssernik]

I was going to drop you an e-mail about this but it seems you're informed. ;-D

[@pdthorn]

I can’t believe they made an entire Firewatch IRL

[@terramater]

Yes, wildfires are getting more frequent and mores severe. Apart from the climate, the largest issues are definitely WUI as you state but also over-effective fire management. We specifically looked into these issues for California this week!

[@mimischiffman626]

Thanks for watching and for sharing! Excited to watch!

[@Alexander-is9jo]

Another great video presenting new perspectives on topics we barely know. Thanks PBS Terra team.

[@squid1524]

Loved this video! I got to spend a couple nights in a lookout tower some time ago as it was being used as a vacation destination, and it was absolutely unbelievably cool. Very much recommended if you ever get the chance!

[@mimischiffman626]

Yes! So many are available through www.recreation.gov !

[@matthewscherer9681]

Excellent coverage of this topic!!

[@pugsarecool5185]

Looks so peaceful, and amazing!

[@imashish86]

Deeplook sent me! Hi Peeps!

[@harayaespadrilles6108]

I'm starting to love Overview! 😊

[@pbsterra]

Overview loves you back 😊

[@kaleidoscopicepic14]

One of my favorite places in the world is the site of an old fire lookout atop a small peak overlooking Lake Wenatchee in Washington state. We hiked up there one night in August several years ago, and found that we could see the orange glow of a small wildfire we knew was burning in the next valley. After sunrise the next morning, we caught a few glimpses of flames, but mostly just the two plumes of smoke. The fire was burning timber on two very steep and remote hillsides, likely ignited by dry lightning, and as far as I know, burned until the snow put it out in October or November.

[@mimischiffman626]

It's amazing how much you can see from these towers!

[@CybranM]

This video was a lot better than the last, felt like a GBS video in a good way

[@arthanor9631]

Yeah, still a bit strong on the personal/emotional for my taste, but much more on point tone wise that the other fire one. If they keep improving, this will be a great complement to the other PBS channels!

[@iangillham9647]

George Bernard Shaw?

[@baloony1387]

from pbs spacetime ... much love !!!

[@Nico-kf8wr]

Deep Look sent me

[@naveenraj2008eee]

Another great episode.. Especially voice of joe. Thanks pbs terra.

[@loganpark4346]

I know! It's ok to be smart sent me, and I was not sure I would like it until he said that he is the narrator.

[@ag20085]

Fantastic! PBS Terra is awesome!

[@randywarnock2937]

I worked on wildfires for over 30 years and have had many fire qualifications. 40 years ago I was on WA State Department of Natural Resources carpenter crew that built fire lookout towers.

[@nuhafatimah4303]

Wonderful!! I love PBS terra !

[@0HARE]

Super interesting episode. Very timely, as well. Thanks.

[@user-gf8zv4ov2x]

I'd love to be a fire lookout!

[@mimischiffman626]

Check out Mark's post about lookout jobs on Reddit! www.reddit.com/r/firelookouts/comments/aou1m3/want_to_get_a_fire_lookout_job_here_are_the_basics/

[@mackenziekinz467]

You have earned a subscriber, really well put together.

[@topperharley8322]

Eons sent me here, so great to have more of Dr. Joe.

[@afrodrummer72]

@4:30 “Smokey’s everywhere, reminding us to guard against fire. Let me flick this cigarette into these dry bushes, and we can be on our way”

[@mimischiffman626]

A public announcement - for our collective health - made with a cigarette in hand! Hindsight, amiright?

[@sidewalkstoryz]

Oregon also had paid fire lookouts. I think it depends on where the National Forest Service deems the presence of 'resources at risk' (homes, forest fire potential, etc.) that determines if a tower is manned or not. Recently talked to a married couple who have lived/worked in a lookout for three decades - they also made a case for having actual humans in towers like this video points out.

[@GamingMuchTerry]

I want to play FireWatch again now!

[@lonestarr1490]

A bit short, a bit disappointing at the end (a lot of smoke with no actual fire, so to say). Maybe should have made the hiking more compelling. But I love the two characters and their relationship slowly developing. Their emotions were always relatable and the story was definitely worth it in this regard. The voice acting in that game is exceptional as well.

[@GamingMuchTerry]

@@lonestarr1490 It was short, but I really was invested in the story. The Voice acting was excellent and two years later, I don't remember the length of the game, I remember the experience and the effect it had on me. Definitely need to play it again now lol

[@4doorsmorewhrs]

@@lonestarr1490 At the end, you can feel Henry getting angry at Delilah leaving. That made it much less disappointing since we felt the same way as Henry did. We get disappointed at Delilah, not the game.

[@BCage]

PBS Eons send me here and I like it

[@ziphomasuku]

love this mini documentary

[@simrivite5447]

Came here from deep look cool knew channel.

[@isokehatfield201]

PBS Deep Look sent me

[@jakemilkowski6306]

loved the video, but can anyone tell me how/where to get the USFS Patagonia jacket?

[@jakkun84]

I'm here coming from PBS Spacetime

[@mirko.jankovic]

PBSLook send me here and I like it!

[@ThatAdly]

this is excellently made - subbed

[@winnerofmexicanstandoffs399]

Best fire watch advice: If it happens, we might have to put it out. If it doesn’t happen, we never have to put it out.

[@milesprower8]

Super cool

[@WATERAX]

Great video!

[@nuke2625]

Henery!! you there?

[@scarycrow3638]

D, is that you?

[@demoncloud6147]

Keeper of the Forest, that's a cool job title

[@berniukas_shrekas]

Is that firewach music in the backround

[@theaustralianknight7769]

I'm from Australia I hope to find a job like the firewatch

[@aein_gi3763]

I'm here because of Joe lol 💓 (from It's Okay To Be Smart)

[@loganpark4346]

Metoo!!!!!!!

[@DougGrinbergs]

5:51 drone fire-starters, can be used to burn off fuels in approaching fire

[@ezekielmorphis4231]

Love this

[@yogurtyogurt8774]

The game is soo good they literally make live action job from it

[@suzannemichellefrench4970]

I want that job

[@mimischiffman626]

Check out Mark's post about lookout jobs on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/firelookouts/comments/aou1m3/want_to_get_a_fire_lookout_job_here_are_the_basics/

[@FM_GOBi]

Spacetime sent me.

[@sightline4004]

Same

[@cvspvr]

firewatch was a damn good game

[@Doobency]

I want to possibly do this for a few years.

[@yapinchow9447]

Eons.... sent me......

[@TommyRayzer]

If I ever get rich I am going to build me one of these awesome looking survival shelters.

[@catsarethebest36]

When they said "when and how do fires start" I was like "oh you know some drunk pyromaniac teens launching fireworks and leaving their campfire not put out properly is one way to start one"

[@manthatguy]

Deep Look sent me!

[@537CH]

Deeplook sent me

[@Tamonduando]

deep look sent me

[@drewdurant3835]

Got the notification 3 days late

[@prettypic444]

So that’s why ranger Gord is so lonely...

[@16-BITFPV]

Wilderness safety tips 😂

[@ziddicous]

Joe sent me 😋👏👏

[@jojamesbernaldez5277]

Deep look sent me

[@amosicronery7730]

Can we build entire house of like 5 self contained rooms on 30 meter poles.

[@andrewmullen4003]

wow, I'd do that look-out job for food and board, no payment needed

[@insatiablefondu4587]

This would be the perfect job for me and I would love to know how to make that happen. But oh well, some things are just not meant to be.

[@noxagh]

You should make a podcast with the same content. With Joe narrating too.

[@locutusofquail8426]

You sound so different, Joe (It's ok to be smart). ;)

[@coralineblue9195]

Perfect for social distancing.

[@leac3]

It would be less fires in California and Oregon if they do fire control management like in Florida instead of following the philosophy of leaving the forest as it is.

[@nonoriginalproduct]

Ngl I have been considering a job like this for a season, just to get away from life for a while

[@christinearmington]

Like I needed another acronym in my life. WUI. 😬🤨

[@loganpark4346]

It's ok to be smart sent me

[@loganpark4346]

Take my subscription

[@AnkuLIFE]

❤❤

[@Pweble]

Let’s face it, these fire towers are for more than just looking for fires, there’s no doubt that’s it’s the most peaceful and calming thing on the planet!

[@TheJacobGZuma]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@muffin697]

From deeplook

[@Mageneated]

i am here from deep look, eyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@nalditwisterron]

Deep look sends me here

[@sgabriel]

It's the narration that made me saddest.

[@AninoNiKugi]

Ned and Delilah must be stopped! They're playing with fire!

[@reinux]

Drones that set fire. What could go wrong?

[@user-rd3jw7pv7i]

Mate I'm not even joking I want to become a firewatch. How can an aussie apply? :D

[@SolaceEasy]

Please be mindful of when and where you fly that damn drone.

[@SolaceEasy]

Please stop allowing interstitial ads on this channel.

[@EyesOfByes]

Ssshh...Don't wake up Pewdiepie..

[@techzone9401]

i know you have a KZbin channel called it's okay to be smart like it

[@istvanbaranyi9702]

#lifegoals

[@mimischiffman626]

Yes! Mark made a post about getting fire lookout jobs here: www.reddit.com/r/firelookouts/comments/aou1m3/want_to_get_a_fire_lookout_job_here_are_the_basics/

[@danriddick914]

So the implication I took away is that we need better forest management (in part) to help prevent these forest fires that get out of hand? Not trying to be political, but I see a lot of politicians putting the whole thing on global warming OR forest management. My hunch is that the true answer is a mix of both.

[@browneyedotter1010]

But now too much fire is getting bad and causing desertification

[@Nylakore-wd4vt]

I’m waiting for you on snap

[@ardianallard]

I hate people, I need this job please

[@CatatonicImperfect]

"The humanity that is involved in observing these fires". "Establishing a connection to the world". His job is a service to society and nature and I commend him on that, but let's face it, he is reporting angles of apparent smoke. Let's be open to machines being really good at this and, yes, maybe replacing him. If I were a home owner (and I am so not), I would want the most efficient method used, even if that meant him not living in a treehouse, petting his dog.

[@avail1.]

fires started by humans* operating DEW equiptment, starting fire storms.....that burn cars, but donot burn trees

[@Zpajro]

better than the other video. But I still feel that more view angles should be taken. For one, you only talked about that North Americans have been using fire to control the environment. In Europe, we have used it to get animals out of forests and to remove thick vegetation in forests for easier hunting. It also felt like you were trying to "push" an opinion onto me, which I don't like.

[@danriddick914]

"Fire Managers need more data than ever to keep up with our changing world, and Human observers will be necessary for success." ... I've gotta agree with you Zpajro, it felt a bit like I was being pushed towards a specific side of a specific aspect of a story, rather than being presented the whole story.

[@indianinsight1999]

Deep look send me 😘😁😉

[@jaymesonDC]

I wish PBS Terra didn't oversimplify the fire bans, the practice was definitely influenced by the US gov't controlling the native, indigenous peoples' controlled burning practices which was a large part of their economies and culture.

[@beny988]

Deep Look sent me.

[@YRO.]

Deep Look sent me