Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires - Brightlocal News
The longest running campaign in ad council history, smokey bear and his famous warning, only you can prevent forest fires, was introduced to americans in 1944. The beach boys quote smokey bear in their 1964 song drive-in: If you say you watch the movie you're a couple of liars / and 'remember only you can prevent forest fires'.
You may be affected by wildfires if you live in an area at risk. For more than 80 years, smokey bear has taught generations of americans about the importance of wildfire prevention. His powerful message, only you can prevent wildfires, is After more than half a century of warning about the danger of forest fires, in 2001, to reflect the reality that some fire was ecologically beneficial, smokey's message was changed to only you can prevent.
