An important firefighting resource in the Sequoia National Forest is now ready for fire season.
The Buck Rock Fire Lookout went into service over the weekend.
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The mountaintop sentry sits at more than 8,500 where staff and volunteers watch over the forest and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
The 100-year-old lookout usually opens in early June, but the heavy winter snowfall delayed the opening this year until July.
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Buck Rock's sister lookouts in the national forest opened earlier.