The Wider Image: In love, but apart, as they fight fires in the American West
Stars fill the sky above the Patrol Mountain Fire Lookout in Augusta, Montana, U.S., July 16, 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