▁tra ve led ▁many ▁miles ▁from ▁local ▁r anger ▁stations ▁to ▁forest ▁work ▁sites . ▁Since ▁the ▁forest ▁road ▁networks ▁were ▁not ▁well ▁developed , ▁getting ▁to ▁a ▁job ▁site ▁meant ▁a ▁long ▁tre k , ▁carrying ▁all ▁the ▁equipment ▁needed ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁field ▁work . ▁This ▁made ▁it ▁imp ract ical ▁for ▁employees ▁to ▁make ▁daily ▁round ▁tri ps . ▁To ▁facil itate ▁work ▁at ▁remote ▁sites , ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service ▁built ▁guard ▁stations ▁at ▁strateg ic ▁locations ▁throughout ▁the ▁forest ▁to ▁house ▁fire ▁pat rol s ▁and ▁project ▁cre ws . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service ▁greatly ▁expanded ▁its ▁road ▁network , ▁allowing ▁employees ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁most ▁National ▁Forest ▁areas ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁hours . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁guard ▁stations ▁lost ▁their ▁utility . ▁The ▁Forest ▁Service ▁found ▁new ▁uses ▁for ▁some ▁stations , ▁but ▁most ▁were ▁demol ished ▁or ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁historic ▁pres ervation ▁groups , ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Forest ▁Service ▁employees , ▁began ▁pressing ▁National ▁Forest ▁man agers ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁remaining ▁structures . ▁To ▁fin ance ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁effort , ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service ▁started ▁rent ing ▁its ▁guard ▁stations ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁It ▁later ▁began ▁rent ing ▁out ▁many ▁un used ▁fire ▁look out ▁to wers ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Its ▁B ung al ow ▁style ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁architecture ▁adopted ▁most ▁widely ▁by ▁the ▁US FS ▁architect s ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category :