Smokey Bear

The original song was about "Smoky THE Bear".

GO SMOKEY!!!

Hey, does Smokey ever get to drive the big truck?

Fire is only good if it is controlled. Most of those kinds of vegetation that "re-grows" is the kind that likes to catastrophically burn (ie Knobcone and lodgepole pines). When a "natural" fire is ignited in an "unnatural" forest, you end up with an "unnatural" fire, which burns "unnaturally" hot.

Put those batteries in the smoke detectors!

Here in So. Lake Tahoe, CA, USA - We have a community event in October called "Fire Fest". We are a mountain community and don't want anyone to forget that Autumn is NOT the end of Fire Season.

The occurances, intensity and importance of lightning fires has been grossly overestimated by eco's who ignore natural history. When Indians managed their forests, there was very little fuels to burn when lightning strikes. Today's forests have up to 1000 more trees per acre than was here before the white man came west. Species composition has also... Read More been radically changed to favor the most flammable trees.

Yes, Kimberlee, many of the biggest fires have occurred during windy and changable fall conditions. Sorry to say this but, Tahoe has ignored their Angora Fire wakeup call. Most people think that Tahoe is doing "just fine" and that "wildfires are beneficial".

Someday, people will clamor for "restoration" but, for now, catastrophic wildfires are embraced and people who's houses burn down are blamed for living next to the National Forest.

Very mellow fire season in Oregon this year, strange... gonna have to make up some lost time and do some falling, TOMORROW! :D
Oh, and by the way Greg, NWCC does have a large fire map link, but I don't think it shwos fires under 90ac. Can also check NIFC for listings of all large fires
Cheers

Forest Fires ARE ACTUALLY GOOD!

To the one that smokes and throws his butts on the ground-I hope you're proud of yourself! If it ever starts a fire you best hope you don''t get caught because it will cost you a lot of $$$$$$$. That remark is not cute and it's not funny if that's what you intended it to be.

people who smoke and throw there butts out the window of thre cars or in the dry places need to be a firefighter for a day and go on calls of grass fires or wildfires may be they they would think twice before they do it again iam a firefighter thanks smokey ande my brothers and sisters firefighters for all you do stay safe and god bless you and youre familys

To all my brothers and sisters....stay safe and remember L.C.E.S.

This is how you stop it. Talk about the rain of ICE BOMBS to destroy WILDFIRES! Ice bombs are the explosive liquid nitrogen dispersal of potassium phosphate. It's hitting the base of the fire, where it counts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIvZfYLLy5g

I received my junior forest ranger badge in 4th grade....I still claim to be one after 30+ years! My kids are working on being junior park naturalists here in MN (7 and 9 years old). Smokey will ALWAYS live in our house!

Smokey, I have loved you all my life- I'm a year younger than you. I have a hat covered with your pins, it's so heavy the wind never takes it off my head! You made me so happy when you waved to me at your birthday parade in Mammoth Lakes, CA this summer. (My husband thinks I'm crazy.)