He’s not as cuddly as Smokey Bear and is more menacing than Sparky the Fire Dog, the longtime cartoonish mascot of the National Fire Protection Association.
This vintage image shows some of the early materials used by the state Department of Natural Resources to educate the public about the dangers of fire. The star of the campaign was Torchy Timberloss, lower left.
A prescribed burn works across a prairie Sunday near Vortex Optics in Barneveld. Spring burns can remove invading brush, reduce dead grass and leaf litter, and promote the growth of native, fire-dependent vegetation.
Stickers of Torchy Timberloss were common on the helmets of Wisconsin firefighters who traveled to different states to fight wildfires. The shovel was added to Torchy’s hand in the 1970s.
A prescribed burn works across a prairie Sunday near Vortex Optics in Barneveld. Spring burns can remove invading brush, reduce dead grass and leaf litter, and promote the growth of native, fire-dependent vegetation.
This vintage image shows some of the early materials used by the state Department of Natural Resources to educate the public about the dangers of fire. The star of the campaign was Torchy Timberloss, lower left.
Stickers of Torchy Timberloss were common on the helmets of Wisconsin firefighters who traveled to different states to fight wildfires. The shovel was added to Torchy’s hand in the 1970s.
