1935 Chevrolet Fire Truck at High Desert Museum - Bend, OR - Fire Fighting Vehicles on Waymarking.com

Located inside the High Desert Museum is a beautifully-restored fire truck used by the National Forest Service for many years. Three small placards highlight this fire truck. The first one is a brass plaque mounted on the fire truck that reads:

Smokey's 50th Anniversary Fire Truck

This 1935 Chevrolet Fire Truck was restored for
Smokey Bear's 50th Anniversary in 1994. Over 20
special fire prevention events in Oregon and
Washington were visited by Smokey's 50th fire truck.
The restoration project was proposed and
implemented by Peter Martin, Smokey's 50th USDA-
Forest Service Coordinator for the two states.
After 1994 the truck will continue to support
interagency fire prevention efforts in the
Pacific Northwest.
Help Smokey Bear Prevent Wildfires!

The second placard is freestanding and reads:

During World War II, government officials and an advertising agency developed Smokey Bear to promote the protection of one of the nation's key resources--timber. Today, the Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention campaign has become the longest running public service campaigns. The message that each of us has a role to play in protecting the environment is still salient, and the Smokey campaign has evolved to acknowledge the importance of fire to healthy forest ecosystems.

The last placard highlights the restoration of the fire truck and reads:

1935 Chevrolet Fire Truck

This fire truck was created from portions of two U.S. Forest Service trucks found in Prineville and Lakeview, Oregon. The Forest Service restored this rare example of an old Forest Service truck to mark Smokey Bear's 50th Anniversary in 1994. For over ten years, it played an important role in many special events about fire prevention throughout the Pacific Northwest.

The High Desert Museum is definitely worth the $15 adult admission price and contains a wealth of natural and cultural history from the Central Oregon area.

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