10/11/2026
🔥 More from the Forest Service archives, 1944!
🐻 Before Smokey Bear became the face of wildfire prevention, the U.S. Forest Service was already getting creative with its public safety campaigns.
These original WWII-era posters used simple, everyday reminders to encourage Americans to prevent forest fires, from properly extinguishing matches and ci******es to safely disposing of ashes.🧯
Four more wonderful examples of American wartime advertising, now available online at Shop-AVP.com!🌲