THE RIDGEWOOD FIRE SAFE COUNCIL is looking forward to enhanced vigilance when it comes to fires this year – and a large portion of the rest of the county will benefit as well. The Two Rock Lookout, a 30-foot tower on top of a forested summit approximately eight miles west of Willits, is about to be called out of retirement as host to two fire-detection cameras.
The Two Rock lookout tower was built in 1966 to house a person during the summer who would scan the landscape for signs of smoke. It was permanently closed in 1994, and in 2020 the tower was registered as a historical lookout.
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