No, Smokey Bear is a trademark of the USDA Forest Service, although it is also used by other agencies for similar safety messages on occasion.
Commercial use is administered by the Chief of the Forest Service, in the US Department of Agriculture, under the rules at 36 CFR § 271.
Reproduction, manufacture or importation other than § 271 authorization is prohibited under § 261.22. Penalties may be up to $500 fine and 6 months in prison, under § 261.1b.
It is 'Smokey Bear'. There is no "the" in his name. That was added by songwriters to make their song sound better. Check the National Forest Service's history of Smokey Bear and you'll see that his correct name has no "the" in it.The bear has his own US Postal ZIP Code!Please see the link below:
Smokey Bear HISTORICAL Park is located in Capitan, New Mexico.
No, Smokey Bear was a Black bear cub, orphaned by a terrible fire in the Lincoln National Park in New Mexico.
The living symbol of Smokey Bear was an American Black Bear cub (Ursus americanus) found in 1950 by firefighters of the springtime Capitan Gap wildfire in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, USA.He was rehabilitated, adopted, and sent to the National Zoo in Washington, DC to live out his bear existence as mascot of the US Forest Service. He became the zoo's most popular attraction. Due to receiving as much as 13,000 letters per week from schoolchildren, the US Postal Service assigned him his own personal Zip Code, 20252.Please see the related link below for more information and to get your Smokey On!
Smokey the Bear
Created in 1944, Smokey the Bear is the official mascot of the United States Forest Service. Smokey the Bear's role is to educate the general populace of the dangers of forest fire and their prevention.
The living symbol of Smokey Bear was an American black bear three-month-old cub who in the spring of 1950 was caught in the Capitan Gap fire, a wildfire that burned 17,000 acres in the Lincoln National Forest, in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico. He died November 9, 1976, of old age at the National Zoo.
Highway Patrolmen are often called "Smokey Bear" or "the Bear" because they wear hats that resemble the one worn by the National Forest Rangers' mascot, Smokey Bear.
Smokey Bear, a bear dressed as a forest ranger, became a famous symbol for wildfire prevention in the United States. Created in 1944, Smokey Bear's motto is "Only you can prevent wildfires."
New Mexico, USA has it, as well as his remains.
No, Smokey Bear's zip code is not 20252. The correct zip code for Smokey Bear is 88310, which corresponds to Capitan, New Mexico, where the living symbol of Smokey Bear was found as a cub after a forest fire in 1950. The zip code 20252 is actually the zip code for the United States Postal Service Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Smokey was an American black bear.