Lookout Volunteers
Lookout Volunteers
Yuba Fire Lookout Tower
Oregon Peak
1726 Volunteer hours Documented in 2020
Oregon Peak lookout tower is located in Northern Yuba County near Bullards Bar Reservoir.
The facility is equipped with a 65- foot steel frame Aermotor tower built in 1935.
Community volunteer teams staff the tower during peak fire season, typically June through November.
- Finding accurate compass bearings
- Detailed map reading
- Identification and reporting of smoke, fire or adverse weather conditions
- Are just a few of the tasks our volunteers are trained to perform.
- https://www.fire.ca.gov/media/5455/vip.pdf (Cal Fire VIP Program PDF)
