May is national Wildfire Awareness Month and during this time and authorities say Copper Country residents should familiarize ...

had debuted a cartoon black bear named Smokey in 1944. Sporting a forester's hat and bluejeans, the bear cautioned, "Only you can prevent forest fires." (In 2001, forestry officials changed the ...

Smokey Bear has celebrated 80 years of service preventing wildfires by acting as a mascot for the U.S. Forest Service ad ...