Smokey Bear Yale, OK - Smokey Bear Sign Sightings on Waymarking.com

Smokey Bear was born on Aug. 9, 1944, when the U.S. Forest Service and the Ad Council agreed that a fictional bear would be the symbol for their joint effort to promote forest fire prevention.
Artist Albert Staehle was asked to paint the first poster of Smokey Bear. It depicted a bear pouring a bucket of water on a campfire and saying “Care will prevent 9 out of 10 fires.” Smokey Bear soon became very popular as his image appeared on a variety of forest fire prevention materials. In 1947, his slogan became the familiar “Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires!”
In the spring of 1950, in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico, a young bear cub found himself caught in a burning forest. He took refuge in a tree, and while managing to stay alive was left badly burned. The firefighters who retrieved him were so moved by his bravery, they named him Smokey.
News about this real bear named Smokey spread across the Nation, and he was soon given a new home at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

The Yale, OK Smokey Bear sign features an insertable slot for the current fire danger rather than the usual dial that can be turned as the danger changes. Smokey is standing on a platform that reads "Prevent Wildfires" instead of one the ground like many other Smokey signs.
This Smokey sign was added with the new fire house when it was built in 2017.

Condition of Smokey Bear: Forest Name: wildfires along the farmland and prairies surrounding Yale, OK Hand Painted or Plastic on Plywood?: Other

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