Smokey the Bear to be outfitted with vest for paper mill party Working on clothing for the “Smokey the Bear” statue in Smokey Bear Park is becoming more familiar for large-scale seamstress Loni ...

Smokey Bear made his first appearance on a wildfire prevention poster in 1944. Eighty years later, Smokey stands as one of the most recognizable fictional characters in the U.S. “He's an icon.

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