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!
@annalee5751 Uh, morticians need to be well socialized for interacting with Funeral Directors, grieving families and/or police. Despite how media tends to demonize them into being anti-social necrophiles, most tend to need basic compassion, consideration, empathy, and significant knowledge of both chemistry and human biology. Your lack of compassion or understanding of multiple perspectives would exclude you from becoming one. Alone in the woods, watching for fires is fully acceptable outside of your stigmas.
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! 🙌
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 :'(
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.
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!
Now this a story that should be shared everywhere! Great work!!
Shane is such a cool dude
Agreed!
For those curious, the only requirement for the job is a mustache
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!
This is the coolest thing I’ve seen on Canadian news in a while!
I need this as a job! I get left the hell alone and don’t need to be face to face with anyone .
Maybe a mortician with a powdered white makeup and tattooed eyeballs? Short of that theres always Supermax with isolation?
@annalee5751 Uh, morticians need to be well socialized for interacting with Funeral Directors, grieving families and/or police. Despite how media tends to demonize them into being anti-social necrophiles, most tend to need basic compassion, consideration, empathy, and significant knowledge of both chemistry and human biology.
Your lack of compassion or understanding of multiple perspectives would exclude you from becoming one.
Alone in the woods, watching for fires is fully acceptable outside of your stigmas.
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! 🙌
Right on really well shot and edited! Like this Mountain Mansion guy!
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.
Never fall in love with your radio operator
Id love to do this. I love solitude, and I work efficiently when I’m alone.
My dream job
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 :'(
Skylink
Man i wished texas had more forest i want this job soo bad i love nature
Awesome!
this is about the only job I'd pay to do haha
I would love to do this for a job
Holy cow how do I come to be a fire look out. I have to look at the requirements
sooo cool!
I heard there isn’t much opportunity for this job anymore is that true or is it still easy to find a job
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.
Slightly apprehensive shaking that hand. Hint hint, nudge nudge.
would they let a german immigrant do the job?
I've heard that it's not so easy for them to find people for it anymore.
This looks like a job for me.
Fire mustache
i'd bring my dog
can you invite your girl over?
Yup but keep it to yourself