New Mexicans will surely remember watching the Smokey Bear balloon crash into a radio tower, putting the lives of the pilot and two young boys in jeopardy. Thursday was the 20th anniversary of ...

The Real Smokey Bear Has A New Biography It’s officially licensed by the Forest Service and written from Smokey’s point of view. Maris Fessenden - Former correspondent. March 3, 2015.

One account claims the bear was named after Joe (Smokey) Martin, a New York City Fire Department assistant chief. Originally, Smokey's catchphrase was "Smokey Says — Care Will Prevent 9 out of ...

The new Smokey Bear balloon made its first appearance during Friday’s Albuquerque Aloft event at Joe Harris Elementary. Although conditions were too windy for flight on the first day of the 2024 ...

Smokey the Bear, the beloved spokesperson for wildfire safety and prevention, turns 70 on Saturday. ... After that year was up, Smokey was created as the new symbol of fire prevention.

Smokey Bear — a pop culture figure better known by baby boomers as Smokey the Bear — is going digital in a big way for his 75th birthday ... (Smokey) Martin, a New York City Fire Department ...

Smokey Bear turns 70 and gets makeover 04:17. He goes to work in blue jeans and utters only one sentence, but his message is loud and clear -- "Only you can prevent wildfires." ...

Rather than reject Smokey entirely, we need a new Smokey Bear that popularizes the benefits of fire for our forests and our communities living in flammable forests — a Smokey Bear that embraces ...

Smokey's name is a reference to the legendary New York firefighter "Smokey" Joe Martin, who went blind and suffered many burns after a 1922 fire rescue. There actually was a real Smokey bear ...

Throughout the past 70 years, there's been one person, or bear rather, who has been responsible for educating the world about the dangers of forest fires. Smokey the Bear, the beloved spokesperson ...