Smokey Bear Fire Prevention PSA: Careless
ca. 1972
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This film is from a collection of several Public Service Announcements (PSAs) from the U.S. Forest Service.
The PSA "Careless" begins with a light brown background and then an outline of a pine tree appears as if being sketched by an unseen hand. A flame appears and follows the path of the outline, consuming it. "Please help prevent forest fires" appears at the bottom of the screen. A narrator states that "It can take nature one hundred careful years to grow a tree, but man can burn it down in just one careless second. Please help prevent forest fires."
The PSA "Careless" begins with a light brown background and then an outline of a pine tree appears as if being sketched by an unseen hand. A flame appears and follows the path of the outline, consuming it. "Please help prevent forest fires" appears at the bottom of the screen. A narrator states that "It can take nature one hundred careful years to grow a tree, but man can burn it down in just one careless second. Please help prevent forest fires."
This primary source comes from the Records of the Forest Service.
National Archives Identifier: 13458
Full Citation: Motion Picture 95.160; Smokey Bear Fire Prevention PSA: Careless; ca. 1972; Forest Service Public Information Films and Public Service Announcements, 1945 - 1995; Records of the Forest Service, Record Group 95; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/smokey-bear-psa-careless, April 27, 2024]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.