(Susanville, Calif., February 17, 2026) — The Lassen National Forest announced today it will staff the Colby Mountain Lookout for the 2026 fire season as part of its comprehensive fire detection and response strategy.
Public safety and effective fire detection remain ongoing priorities for the forest. The Lassen National Forest continuously works to enhance its capabilities, including through the installation and use of advanced technologies such as two AlertCA cameras on the Colby Mountain Lookout. These technologies contribute significantly to early fire detection and monitoring efforts.
Lassen National Forest leadership will work with local communities this year to discuss fire detection and response capabilities and listen to input on how to best serve the public, including ideas for the long-term management of the Colby Mountain Lookout.
For safety tips, current conditions and more information about the Lassen National Forest, visit its website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lassen/newsroom.
About the Forest Service: The Forest Service has, for more than 100 years, brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology — and rooted in communities — the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
Public safety and effective fire detection remain ongoing priorities for the forest. The Lassen National Forest continuously works to enhance its capabilities, including through the installation and use of advanced technologies such as two AlertCA cameras on the Colby Mountain Lookout. These technologies contribute significantly to early fire detection and monitoring efforts.
Lassen National Forest leadership will work with local communities this year to discuss fire detection and response capabilities and listen to input on how to best serve the public, including ideas for the long-term management of the Colby Mountain Lookout.
For safety tips, current conditions and more information about the Lassen National Forest, visit its website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lassen/newsroom.
About the Forest Service: The Forest Service has, for more than 100 years, brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology — and rooted in communities — the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
