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Morrell Lookout The Mount Morrell Lookout was first built and put into operation in 1921. The original structure was replaced in 1962 with the current lookout structure. The lookout has been in continuous service since 1921, providing fire crews with early warning of forest fires. In 1996, Mount Morrell Lookout was listed on the National Historic Lookout Registry. The lookout plays a very important role in the management of wildfires. By detecting firest while they are still small, fire crews are able to quickly extinguish firest with minimal damage to forest resources and at minimal cost. Decades of vigilance by the Mount Morrell lookout has resulted in hundreds of forest fires being extinguished within an hour of ignition, saving untold acres of forest, dollars and homes. In addition to detecting forest fires, Mount Morrell is a vital communication link on the forest, relaying radio communication from remote areas of the forest to the Seeley Lake Ranger Station, the Clearwater Unit of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and the Lolo National Forest dispatch center in Missoula. Many of the fires in the Seeley area are started by lightning, though an increasing number of forest fires are the result of careless campers who do not completely extinguish their campfires. Due to the extreme build up of forest fuels in the Seeley area, fires can rapidly grow from small ground fires to deadly crown fires with the potential to consume thousands of acres of forest and endanger the lives and property of forest visitors and residents. So, enjoy your National and State Forests and please remember Smokey Bear's timeless message,
Morrell Lookout
The Mount Morrell Lookout was first built and put into operation in 1921. The original structure was replaced
in 1962 with the current lookout structure. The lookout has been in continuous service since 1921, providing
fire crews with early warning of forest fires. In 1996, Mount Morrell Lookout was listed on the National
Historic Lookout Registry.
The lookout plays a very important role in the management of wildfires. By detecting firest while they are
still small, fire crews are able to quickly extinguish firest with minimal damage to forest resources and at
minimal cost. Decades of vigilance by the Mount Morrell lookout has resulted in hundreds of forest fires
being extinguished within an hour of ignition, saving untold acres of forest, dollars and homes.
In addition to detecting forest fires, Mount Morrell is a vital communication link on the forest, relaying radio
communication from remote areas of the forest to the Seeley Lake Ranger Station, the Clearwater Unit of
the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and the Lolo National Forest dispatch center in
Missoula.
Many of the fires in the Seeley area are started by lightning, though an increasing number of forest fires
are the result of careless campers who do not completely extinguish their campfires. Due to the extreme
build up of forest fuels in the Seeley area, fires can rapidly grow from small ground fires to deadly crown
fires with the potential to consume thousands of acres of forest and endanger the lives and property of
forest visitors and residents. So, enjoy your National and State Forests and please remember Smokey
Bear's timeless message, "Only You...".
Sunday, July 16th, 2006 12:54:30 pm

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