Smokey Bear

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#1·3h ago

A fictional bear dressed as a ranger who acts as a symbol of forest fire prevention, with the slogan "Only you can prevent forest fires.".

1994 marks the 50th anniversary of Smokey Bear, the world renowned symbol of forest fire prevention.

Origin: From an ad campaign first introduced in 1944 by Foote, Cone and Belding in cooperation with the Forest Service and the Ad Council. The name was inspired by “Smokey” Joe Martin, a New York City Fire Department hero who suffered burns and blindness during a bold 1922 rescue. (Later, in 1950, an actual burned black bear cub was named Smokey and took on this symbolic role.). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·3h ago

A policeman, especially a highway patrol officer.

There are laws on the books now, and the Smokey Bears Afloat are enforcing them.

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#3·3h ago

A ranger or park service employee that deals with the public.

Stan allowed as how last month that the driver, Joe Bob, had "punched out a Smokey Bear in that county and so for the next month or so we need to route him around DeKalb county as the Smokey Bears were still a-swarmin and looking for him."

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