Smokey Bear's 70th Annivesary

The Story of Smokey Bear

The time? The early 1950’s. The place? A forest in New Mexico. The situation? An American black bear cub surrounded by a raging wildfire climbs to the top of a tree to escape the flames. What happens? He survives—thanks to firefighters who find and rescue him. They name him Smokey and send him to live at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

 

This real life Smokey Bear became the living symbol of the Forest Service’s Smokey Bear campaign that—to this day—works to educate the public about wildfire prevention. Smokey Bear needs your help now more than ever. If our nation’s wildlands (forests, grasslands, and rangelands) are destroyed by fire, Smokey and his animal friends have no home and you can’t enjoy the great outdoors. It can take your lifetime or longer for a forest to recover from a disastrous wildfire.

Whenever you are on a trip in our nation’s forests, be sure to remember Smokey Bear’s important message—

Only you can prevent wildfires.

 Go to www.smokeybear.com and learn how “Only You Can Prevent Wildfires!”

Note: Smokey Bear, not Smoky the Bear

 (http://www.smokeybear.com/resources/Activity.pdf)

Remember Smokey's ABCs: Always Be Careful with fire.

  • Smokey wants people to be responsible when they use fire. Fire has many uses. Smokey wants you to be trained in the proper ways to use fire.

  •  It is wrong and irresponsible to

            - play with matches,

            - leave fires unattended,

            - throw lighted cigarettes away, or

            - use equipment without proper spark arrestors.

TAKE THE PLEDGE (13 and older)

Show your commitment to wildfire prevention.

I pledge to:

  • BE SMART WHENEVER I GO OUTDOORS

  • To use caution and common sense before lighting any fire.

  • To understand that any fire I or my friends create could become a wildfire.

  • To understand and practice proper guidelines whenever I or my friends create a fire outdoors.

  • To never, ever leave any fire unattended.

  • To make sure any fire that I or my friends create is properly and completely extinguished before moving on.

  • To properly extinguish and discard of smoking materials.

  • To be aware of my surroundings and be careful when operating equipment during periods of dry or hot weather.

  • To speak up and step in when I see someone in danger of starting a wildfire.

http://www.smokeybear.com/take-pledge.asp

 

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