The Wider Image: In love, but apart, as they fight fires in the American West
Drift smoke from surrounding fires covers the mountain ranges surrounding the Patrol Mountain Fire Lookout in Augusta, Montana, U.S., July 15, 2021. By around the 1950s, around 5,000 fire lookout towers had been built across the United States. Many have since closed, as infrared cameras and drones replace the human eye. The Forest Fire Lookout Association estimates that only around 400 lookout towers are still operational today. REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small SEARCH "WILDFIRES LOOKOUT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
