{"id":7928,"date":"2016-08-22T14:30:20","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T18:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/?p=7928"},"modified":"2016-08-22T14:30:20","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T18:30:20","slug":"smokey-bear-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/smokey-bear-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Smokey Bear for President!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7929\" style=\"width: 1028px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/160818-smokey-bears.jpg\" alt=\"In November 1951, the first Smokey Bear costume was fabricated by Wass of Philadelphia for the  Virginia Division of Forestry.\" width=\"1028\" height=\"687\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/160818-smokey-bears.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/160818-smokey-bears-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/160818-smokey-bears-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/160818-smokey-bears-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>\nSmokey Bear Guidelines March 2009<br \/>\nIndividuals who wear and use the costume must agree to:<br \/>\n1. Use the costume only to further public information, education, and awareness of the prevention of wildfires.<br \/>\n2. NOT TO SPEAK during appearances. Conversations or explanations should be carried out by the accompanying official (escort).<br \/>\n3. Never appear in less than full costume.<br \/>\n4. Remain anonymous at every appearance and in any publicity connected with an appearance. This includes being photographed without the head.<br \/>\n5. Use only costumes that are clean, complete, and in good condition.<br \/>\n6. Keep costume out-of-sight before and after use.<br \/>\n7. Appear dignified and friendly. Avoid clowning and horseplay.<br \/>\n8. Always be accompanied by an appropriately uniformed escort in public appearances, except where not practical, such as on a parade float where space is limited.<br \/>\n9. Do not use alcohol or illicit drugs prior to and during the Smokey Bear appearance. This condition applies to uniformed escorts as well. <\/p>\n<p>Appearances<br \/>\n1. The person wearing the costume must exhibit appropriate animation to be effective. Express sincerity and interest in the appearance by moving paws, head, and legs.<br \/>\n2. There shall be at least one uniformed escort to accompany the Bear. The escort shall guide the Bear at the elbow.<br \/>\n3. After donning the costume, the escort shall inspect the suit. Check for the following:<br \/>\nIs the drawstring tucked in?<br \/>\nIs the zipper out of sight?<br \/>\nAre the buttons fastened?<br \/>\nIs the belt firmly fastened to the pants?<br \/>\nAre the pant cuffs neat?<br \/>\nIs the hat crown up?<br \/>\nIs the head straight on the shoulders?<br \/>\nIs the fur brushed generously?<br \/>\n4. A private dressing room is necessary for putting on and taking off the costume.<br \/>\n5. The costumed bear should not force itself on anyone. Do not walk rapidly toward small children.<br \/>\n6. A round-point shovel is part of the Smokey Bear image. It shall be used for appearances, when appropriate.<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[31,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dolls","category-environment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7928"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7928"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7930,"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7928\/revisions\/7930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}