Smokey Bear will turn 70 Saturday. As the friendly, huggable bear with the brimmed hat and shovel enters his golden years, he's burning up Twitter. But his message of fire prevention through personal ...

Throughout the past 70 years, there's been one person, or bear rather, who has been responsible for educating the world about the dangers of forest fires. Smokey the Bear, the beloved spokesperson for ...

Smokey the bear being given a fire helmet by Washington Fire Departments’ deputy fire chief, M.H. Sutton in 1950 Bettmann/CORBIS The first Smokey Bear poster shows a brown-coated bear wearing jeans.

Someone has kidnapped the most famous bear in America, and police are asking for the public's help in getting him back safe and sound. A large sign depicting Smokey the Bear — known for decades as the ...

After laying into conservatives — on Fox News, this time — for the fourth night in a row, Jon Stewart had finally had enough. "I can't even stand to talk about this anymore," he said. So he changed ...

A vintage Smokey Bear sign that had been a fixture at the Bear Creek Twp Volunteer Hose Co. was stolen earlier this week, becoming at least the second wildfire-prevention sign stolen in the area in ...

For more than four decades, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 5 headquarters in Ray Brook has hosted a holiday party for children. It’s the rare event where kids get ...

First things first: Legends don’t need middle names. “It’s Smokey Bear, not Smokey the Bear,” says Sara Lee (pictured), lead librarian for special collections at the National Agricultural Library (NAL ...

The most famous bear in America has been kidnapped, and authorities are asking for the public’s help in getting him back home, safe and sound. A large sign displaying Smokey the Bear, who has been ...