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The Beach Boys quote Smokey Bear in their 1964 song "Drive-In": "If you say you watch the movie you're a couple of liars / and 'Remember only you can prevent forest fires'". Though Smokey was originally drawn wearing the campaign hat of the U.S. Forest Service, the hat alone later became famous by association with the Smokey cartoon character ...
A state forest fire fighter will put on the bear suit and become Smokey, a responsibility that the DNR's Traverse City fire fighter supervisor Josh Gray said whoever is going to do it — he would ...
The need for lumber during World War II was high and fires that destroyed timberland were deemed unacceptable. In 1944, the U.S. Forest Service developed an ad campaign to help educate the public that all fires were detrimental, using a cartoon black bear named Smokey Bear. This iconic firefighting bear can still be seen on posters with the ...
1985 Smokey Bear poster with part of his admonition, "Only you can prevent forest fires". Since the turn of the 20th century, various federal and state agencies have been involved in wildland fire management in one form or another.
A sign with Smokey the Bear warns of a very high fire danger for the day as smoke rises from the Trout Fire burning in the Domeland Wilderness of Sequoia National Forest, near Inyokern, California ...
The U.S. Forest Service organized a campaign to help prevent forest fires, and suddenly it was everyone’s duty to help. ... Without Smokey Bear protecting their home, the other caring, crude and ...
The iconic wildfire prevention spokesperson was officially "born" on Aug. 9, 1944, when the USDA Forest Service and Ad Council developed the symbol for forest fire prevention. Since then, Smokey ...
The Lincoln National Forest is home to Smokey Bear, found in 1950. [3] The real-life tale of Smokey Bear is one of the most enduring stories to come out of the long history of the forest. The bear cub was rescued from the devastated forest after the Capitan Gap fire of 1950.