Smokey Bear

Since 1944, Smokey Bear has been educating the public about wildfire prevention. Browse articles, monographs, journals, collector cards, and more about wildfire prevention.

  • Meet Smokey Bear and some of the people who work with him to prevent human-caused wildfires! This Reader is written…

    Meet Smokey Bear’s Team – Vol. 1 No. 12

  • Learn about Smokey Bear’s work in wildfire prevention and meet some of the people who help him on his mission.…

    Meet Smokey Bear’s Team

  • Choose one of Smokey Bear’s rules for fire prevention and illustrate it. You can send Smokey Bear your finished drawing…

    Try This! – Meet Smokey Bear’s Team

  • Smokey Bear, Wildfire Prevention Specialist

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    PDF preview of the front of Smokey Bear's collector card, featuring an illustrated Smokey Bear holding a shovel.
    • Wildfire Prevention Specialist
    • As a wildfire prevention specialist, I raise public awareness about how human behavior can accidentally cause a wildfire. My goal is for humans to be aware of their actions and take personal responsibility to prevent wildfires.
  • In this 55-minute video, Smokey Bear and his friends discuss specific wildfire prevention topics such as: fire science, good fire…

    Smokey Bear LIVE 3

  • A pack of 50 vintage Smokey Bear 75th Birthday stickers. Celebrate over 75 years of helping to prevent wildfires.

    Vintage Smokey Bear Stickers

  • In this 22-minute video, learn about Smokey’s history as a national icon, the bear cub that was found and became…

    Smokey Bear LIVE 1

  • Smokey Bear LIVE 2 was webcast live on November 7, 2019, from Capitan, New Mexico, where Smokey Bear was found…

    Smokey Bear LIVE 2

  • Welcome to Smokey Bear LIVE, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural…

    Smokey Bear LIVE

  • Learn about fire science with this more advanced coloring book with more intricate line drawings!

    Advanced Fire Scientist Coloring Book