Contained 🇺🇸 New Mexico

Bear Fire

Discovered Jul 9, 2019 · Southwest

🕐 Started …

Acres Burned

832

Containment

100%

Location

New Mexico

Discovered

Jul 9, 2019

Structures

—

Casualties

—

Containment progress100%

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Jul 9, 2019

Fire ignites — Bear discovered.

Final

100% contained at 832 acres. Recovery operations begin.

Smokey Bear, icon of forest fire prevention, is turning 75 - PBS

azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic

Ahead of the fire: Wildfire hazards in Ruidoso, N.M. - azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic

Bemidji Pioneer

Smokey at 75: America's iconic fire-preventing bear evolves his message - Bemidji Pioneer

Business Insider

Oregon Fire Lookout Teaches About Her Job and Lifestyle - Business Insider

Fire-prevention icon has a ZIP code, Facebook page and mobile app: Smokey Bear’s 75th birthday - PennLive.com

Looking Back on 75 Years of Smokey the Bear, America's Favorite Fire Fighter - Men's Journal

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