Smokey Bear stands guard in national ... factors that can lead to higher than normal fire activity,” said James Heaton, with the USDA Forest Service. Local forestry service staff maintain ...

The Forest Service commissioned Staehle to make the first Smokey poster ... a wildfire in New Mexico heard there was a bear cub alone near the fire line. The blaze nearly killed about 30 ...

Dren Productions gets the license to publish Smokey Bear comic books in partnership with the US Forest Service ...

In the name of those who through man’s carelessness perished in forest fires of the past; in the name of that host of men and women who are standing ...

The DNR’s Wildland Fire Division used federal grant money to wrap 10 cache trailers with prevention messaging and Smokey Bear ...

You might remember the Disney film “Bambi” for its heartbreaking family story. But did you know that in 1942, Disney loaned the characters to the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention program for one ...

For more than 80 years, Smokey the Bear' has persuasively led public information campaigns in support of fire safety ... “Only you can prevent forest fires.” Human-centered media campaigns ...

While Maine is known for its abundant forests and cooler climate, the risk of large-scale wildfire remains real. History reminds us of this. In 1947, devastating wildfires burned over 200,000 acres ...