Watchtowers are suitable for special industries such as:

1. Forest fire watchtower - report fires in a timely manner. Prevention is the priority. The investment is small, it avoids fire hazards caused by various factors, and is conducive to protecting the country's natural economy.

2. Surveillance watchtower-mainly used for border protection. 

3. Factory observation tower - suitable for human observation or electronic monitoring of factory management. 

Fire watchtowers play an important role in forest fire detection. They can report forest fires in a timely manner. The watchtowers can also be used as tourist attractions. Two fire watchtowers are built in mountainous areas. They can look out over the entire mountain. They can stand high and see far, eliminating blind spots and saving a lot of manpower. With fixed observation towers and indoor observation, rangers can be protected from wind, sun and cold, and can also concentrate on forest fires. The construction of fire prevention watchtowers will better reflect the forest fire prevention work policy of "prevention first, active elimination", ensure the safety of people's lives and property, and protect forest resources in mountainous areas.

Watchtowers are used for duty in traffic or mass activity places; monitoring of civilian officers and soldiers in cells; duty defense of border checkpoints; forest fire prevention in forestry departments, publicizing and arranging fire prevention tasks, organizing and arranging fire prevention work, effectively caring for nature, and in emergencies, it is a flexible tool for commanding firefighting and controlling fires.

The structure of the watchtower (watchtower) is generally a steel structure tower, which is easy to disassemble and assemble. The plane is quadrilateral free-standing or pull-wire type. The main body curve is generally a polyline type, and the internal structure is a cross type. The upper part is equipped with a working platform or duty room. There is an inclined ladder or a rotating ladder inside.