Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! This U.S. Forest Service film tells the story of the real Smokey Bear, including the related 1950 forest fire in New Mexico’s Capitan Mountains. This ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – America’s most famous black bear, Smokey Bear, is turning 79 on Wednesday. This birthday marks the creation of the fictional bear and campaign created by the U.S. Forest Service ...

Smokey the bear being given a fire helmet by Washington Fire Departments’ deputy fire chief, M.H. Sutton in 1950 Bettmann/CORBIS The first Smokey Bear poster shows a brown-coated bear wearing jeans.

First things first. Smokey Bear’s middle name is not “the.” “The origin of the ‘the’ is somebody made a fun little song about Smokey and, to make the cadence of the song work, they threw in the lyric ...

Smokey Bear was born on Aug. 9, 1944, as the fictional face of forest fire prevention. It’s the longest running and most successful advertising campaign in American history, according to the U.S.

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — For generations, the image of a black bear in blue jeans and a ranger hat has reminded children of who could prevent forest fires. Earlier this month, that image turned 80 ...

Smokey Bear is turning 80 years old this year. In his 8 decades, Smokey has become one of the world’s most recognizable bears. But Smokey Bear was close to being a well-loved baby deer known as Bambi.

USA, — The nation's most beloved wildfire prevention ambassador is celebrating another milestone birthday. Smokey Bear, the iconic figure who has taught Americans about fire safety for more than eight ...