Showing posts with label forest fires. Show all posts
Showing posts with label forest fires. Show all posts
Friday, June 22, 2018
The Peshtigo Firestorm-- Part 1: One of Top Five Deadliest Disasters In U.S.
From the book "Firestorm At Peshtigo" by Denise Gess and William Lutz.
I have been writing a lot about this fire in my Saw the Elephant: Civil War Blog this past month. I also just wrote about it in my Tattooed On Your Soul: World War II Blog today.
Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and towns around it burned down October 8, 1871 in an unbelievably horrific fire and between 1,500 and 2,500 people were killed. Unfortunately, there was another, better known fire that day called the Great Chicago Fire so Peshtigo did not get much into the news.
This is considered as one of the top five deadliest disasters in U.S. history
1. Galveston, Texas, hurricane of 1900, 6,000 to 8,000 people killed.
The Rest of the List In Next Post. --Cooter
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Smokey Bear Gets Makeover-- Part 2: A World War II Connection
Smokey Bear turns 70 this year, but no retirement for him. he's still educating people about preventing forest fires. last year there were 47,579 wildfires across the US and typically 9 of 10 were human fault.
His "people" have given him younger and fresher look to appeal to those kind of folks.
He also now has a Facebook page, Instagram and Twitter accounts (22,000 followers in Twitter).
Smokey (the) Bear was created August 9, 1944, as the property of the U.S. government. During World War II, we were worried that our enemies might start fires to destroy our wood natural resource. More than 22 million acres of forests were burning each war year when the government sorely needed timber.
To help with the war effort, a group of ad executives formed the Ad Council, a non-profit volunteer group. they came up with the "Loose Lips Sink Ships" line and, early on, they started work on how to prevent those fires.
At first, they though of using a bird or a horse, but finally settled on a bear. Thus, Smokey Bear (the) came into being, a nice, friendly bear.
Only YOU, You, You. --DaCoot
His "people" have given him younger and fresher look to appeal to those kind of folks.
He also now has a Facebook page, Instagram and Twitter accounts (22,000 followers in Twitter).
Smokey (the) Bear was created August 9, 1944, as the property of the U.S. government. During World War II, we were worried that our enemies might start fires to destroy our wood natural resource. More than 22 million acres of forests were burning each war year when the government sorely needed timber.
To help with the war effort, a group of ad executives formed the Ad Council, a non-profit volunteer group. they came up with the "Loose Lips Sink Ships" line and, early on, they started work on how to prevent those fires.
At first, they though of using a bird or a horse, but finally settled on a bear. Thus, Smokey Bear (the) came into being, a nice, friendly bear.
Only YOU, You, You. --DaCoot
Smokey Bear Gets Makeover-- Part 1
From the May 22, 2014, Chicago Tribune by Meg James.
"Warmer, fuzzier symbol, at 70, adds Facebook, Twitter to his neck of woods." At the top of the article there was a timeline and six posters featuring Smokey (the) Bear and the caption: "Smokey Bear was created in 1944 as the face of wildfire prevention. At that time, many firefighters and others were involved in the World War II effort, leaving a gap in the country's ability to overcome forest fires. Enlisting the support of the public toward avoiding incidents that might lead to accidental fires began with a Walt Disney movie poster loan featuring Bambi. Favorable response set the stage for an animal fire-prevention spokesman."
Posters:
1944: "Smokey Says: Care Will Prevent 9 Out of 10 Forest Fires."
1956: "Pals...Working Together-- Help Prevent Forest Fires."
1962: "Remember-- Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires."
1978: "Remember: There Are Babes in the Woods." (Baby Animals).
1989: "ONLY YOU" Smokey holding a shovel and pointing at you.
2014: "Happy 70th Smokey."
Still Smokey the Bear to Me. --Cooter :
"Warmer, fuzzier symbol, at 70, adds Facebook, Twitter to his neck of woods." At the top of the article there was a timeline and six posters featuring Smokey (the) Bear and the caption: "Smokey Bear was created in 1944 as the face of wildfire prevention. At that time, many firefighters and others were involved in the World War II effort, leaving a gap in the country's ability to overcome forest fires. Enlisting the support of the public toward avoiding incidents that might lead to accidental fires began with a Walt Disney movie poster loan featuring Bambi. Favorable response set the stage for an animal fire-prevention spokesman."
Posters:
1944: "Smokey Says: Care Will Prevent 9 Out of 10 Forest Fires."
1956: "Pals...Working Together-- Help Prevent Forest Fires."
1962: "Remember-- Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires."
1978: "Remember: There Are Babes in the Woods." (Baby Animals).
1989: "ONLY YOU" Smokey holding a shovel and pointing at you.
2014: "Happy 70th Smokey."
Still Smokey the Bear to Me. --Cooter :
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