Smokey Bear vs. Smokey the Bear: Which One Is It? There is no “the” in Smokey Bear. The confusion came about thanks to a song recorded by 1950s country star Eddy Arnold.

But in 1950, firefighters rescued a badly burned American black bear cub from a fire in New Mexico's Lincoln National Forest. Veterinarians nursed the bear back to health and named him Smokey in ...

Smokey Bear was a real bear burned in a 1950 wildfire in the Capitan Mountains. The U.S. Forest Service tasked Rudy Wendelin with making Smokey the mascot for wildfire prevention.

Smokey Bear, the fictional face of forest fire prevention, is celebrating 80 years. It's the longest running and most successful advertising campaign in American history.

The humble yet passionate character of Smokey that is known and beloved today was based on the tragic circumstances a real bear cub found himself in back in 1950.

The man responsible for saving the life of Smokey Bear lived on a farm one mile southwest of Bergen, N.D., in McHenry County during his youth. Ray Bell not only saved the life of a small bear cub ...

Smokey Bear paintings and activities are planned at Plum Creek Nature Center in Beecher and Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville.

For nearly 100 years, Smokey Bear has been a tool used to teach Americans about the importance of preventing wildfires. Today, he celebrates his 81st birthday!

State police are trying to find out who stole a Smokey Bear sign from in front of the Bear Creek Twp Volunteer Hose Co.

The humble yet passionate character of Smokey that is known and beloved today was based on the tragic circumstances a real bear cub found himself in back in 1950.