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All new members are required to attend 3 instructional classes consisting of "Introduction", "Interpretation", and "Operations" in order to be a member. To be a qualified fire lookout, one must also attend an "in-tower" training class at the lookout tower of their choice. In order to be qualified
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cab was destroyed by in the Ruby Ridge Fire of 1987, however the steel tower remains intact. At one point in time, the
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