Division of Forestry and Wildlife

Live from the Forest, It’s Smokey Bear!

Smokey has long been creative in getting his message of wildfire prevention to the public. From stamps to White House visits, to hot-air balloons and even a trip into outer space, America’s most recognized bear is tireless in his wildfire prevention advocacy. This year is no different.

In fact, Smokey has a new way of bringing his vital message to the public. To promote Fire Prevention Week, an entire four-part education series is being released this October by the Forest Service’s Conservation Education program to drive home the importance of wildfire prevention. The show, Smokey Bear Live, will be broadcast starting Friday, October 4, and every Friday   until the end of the month.

You can watch on the series starting Oct 4 on the Forest Service’s Natural Inquirer’s website.

Smokey Bear Live is designed to be not only educational, but also entertaining with Saturday Night Live-type skits to not only make you laugh, but also draw you in to the important messages of what you can do to stop unwanted, human-caused wildfires in our forests and grasslands.

All four segments will focus on how our simple actions can cause wildfires.

• Segment one, Campfires Can Spark Wildfires, will teach the viewer how to have a safe campfire.
• Segment two, Vehicles Can Spark Wildfires, will give some quick and easy vehicle safety instructions.
• Segment three, Fireworks Can Spark Wildfires, explains why fireworks are so dangerous in our national forests and grass lands and therefore illegal.
• The final segment will be live with a panel of experts so please have your questions ready!