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Get Your Smokey On |
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| By Steve Balogh in Green Living, Green Sites | June 4, 2008 | ||
Smokey Bear is getting an update. Check out smokeybear.com for fire prevention tips, take a pledge to practice fire safety, watch videos, view classic Smokey images, and follow larger wildfire status on a US map.
While the current campaign is great, it still makes me think back to the posters and PSA’s from my childhood.
The updated site is chock full of information about forest fires, and also has a vault for those who are nostalgic for a little blast from the Smokey past.
Research shows that many Americans believe that lightning starts most wildfires. In fact, more than 88 percent of wildfires nationwide are started by humans and the majority of these fires are accidental. The principle causes are campfires left unattended, trash burning on windy days, careless discarding of smoking materials, BBQ coals and operating equipment without spark arrestors. As such, the number of misinformed is quite alarming and threatens to become a contributing factor that will impact our environment.
Good scientific info for kids and teens too:
check it out, or forward to your kids today!
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