{"id":44130,"date":"2019-08-09T10:34:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T14:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=44130"},"modified":"2019-08-09T10:34:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T14:34:42","slug":"smokey-bear-celebrates-75th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2019\/08\/smokey-bear-celebrates-75th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Smokey Bear celebrates 75th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/29kjsFKyha0\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the Florida Forest Service joins the nation in celebrating 75 years of Smokey Bear, the face of the longest-running public service advertising campaign in United States history, continuing his legacy of bringing awareness to unwanted, human-caused fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWildfire prevention remains one of the most critical issues in our state,\u201d said Jim Karels, State Forester and Director of the Florida Forest Service. \u201cFlorida\u2019s climate creates a unique challenge for our year-round wildfire season, making it imperative for us to educate Floridians and visitors alike on the importance of Smokey Bear\u2019s message.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smokey Bear\u2019s wildfire prevention campaign has had a dramatic impact since its introduction in 1944. Progress continues today with an approximate 14 percent reduction in the average number of human-caused wildfires from 2011-2018, compared to the previous 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it\u2019s clear his work has been successful, more than 75% of all wildfires in Florida are caused by human carelessness, which means Smokey\u2019s message remains relevant. Since January, the Florida Forest Service has responded to 1,295 wildfires that have burned over 87,200 acres in our state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Florida Forest Service has hosted numerous parties and local events across the state to celebrate the wildfire prevention icon\u2019s milestone birthday. To find a Smokey event near you, visit<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smokeybear75th.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">smokeybear75th.org<\/a>. To learn more about Smokey Bear and wildfire prevention, visit<a href=\"https:\/\/smokeybear.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">smokeybear.com<\/a>&nbsp;and follow Smokey on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with the hashtags #SmokeyBear75 and #OnlyYou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, manages more than 1 million acres of state forests and provides forest management assistance on more than 17 million acres of private and community forests. The Florida Forest Service is also responsible for protecting homes, forestland and natural resources from the devastating effects of wildfire on more than 26 million acres. Learn more at<a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/www.freshfromflorida.com\/Divisions-Offices\/Florida-Forest-Service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FloridaForestService.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Florida Forest Service joins the nation in celebrating 75 years of Smokey Bear, the face of the longest-running public service advertising campaign in United States history, continuing his&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":44131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44130"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}