r/firelookouts • u/lethoso • Jul 05 '25

Lookout Questions Anyone know if Jasper Alberta has firewatch lookout positions?

I’m 19 and for some reason I want nothing more than to Firewatch in a tower in the mountains. I have seen that Alberta has some jobs apparently but I would need to do it in the mountains if I were gonna be there for that long. I’ve also heard this job has sorta disappeared in BC so I don’t have a lot of faith that it’s possible to Firewatch in the mountains anymore as a job.

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u/Apart-One4133 Jul 05 '25

They eradicated some mountains lookout towers some years back. The mountains lookouts are also the shortest. Around 3 months long. Whereas a Lookout closer to civilisation will be around 6 months. 

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u/lethoso Jul 05 '25

Do you know how I’d get into doing 3 months in one of the mountain towers?

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u/Reptilian_Brain_420 Jul 05 '25

You would need to wait until one of the lookouts who are working those towers give up their spot.
The mountain lookouts are some of the most desirable and competitive ones in the province.

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u/Apart-One4133 Jul 07 '25

Sorry, what do you mean exactly by "competitive", you make 12,000$ less in those towers than the ones closer to cities. 

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u/Reptilian_Brain_420 Jul 07 '25

Competitive: When positions open, there are a very large number of people waiting to fill them.

It isn't all about the money.