Furrend Film Archive · Wildlife
Little Smokey: The True Story of America's Forest Fire Preventin' Bear
The real bear cub rescued after a New Mexico forest fire who became Smokey Bear — treated, flown to Washington, and turned into a living symbol of fire prevention.
About the film
A film by U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service from 1953. The real bear cub rescued after a New Mexico forest fire who became Smokey Bear — treated, flown to Washington, and turned into a living symbol of fire prevention.
Source & rights
Little Smokey: The True Story of America's Forest Fire Preventin' Bear is available through the Prelinger Archives at the Internet Archive, where this version is marked public domain. The film is embedded from the Internet Archive.
