Did you know that in 1952, Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins wrote a popular anthem that created a decades-long debate about my name? 🎶 🎵 To keep the rhythm of the song, they added “the” between “Smokey” and “Bear.” I've been called “Smokey the Bear” by many adoring fans, but, in actuality, my name never changed. I'm still Smokey Bear! 🐻 | Smokey Bear

'90s kids might remember this classic song 🎶 Sing it with me, #OnlyYou... | Smokey Bear

Do you know the real story of Smokey Bear? Watch "Little Smokey" (1953) third in our collection of four films about Wildfires, Firefighting & Fire Prevention on C-SPAN3's Reel America - "Initial Attack: Fire!" (1979) California Forestry Department film showing why the state is vulnerable to wildfires, and how they fight them - "The Fires of 1910" (2010) is about a major series of wildfires in Idaho and Montana that burned three million acres in two days and killed 78 firefighters - "Little Smoke