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Which character fronts America's longest-running public-service advertising campaign?

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Smokey Bear

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Smokey Bear debuted on August 9, 1944, and remains the central figure in America's longest-running public-service advertising campaign.

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Smokey's slogan changed from "forest fires" to "wildfires" in 2001.

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