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Ohio Fire Tower Restoration Project - Scioto Fire Tower (ca. 2009)Description
Embroidered rectangle patch measuring 3.5 inches by 4 inches with tan and white backgrounds with green borders. This patch features a fire tower next to Smokey Bear with the Division of Forestry logo underneath. Above these images, "Working together to preserve fire prevention history" is written in yellow text. "Erected 1926" in brown letters references the date the fire towers were built. "Scioto Trail Tower," "Pride of Ross County," and "Ohio Fire Tower Restoration Project" outline the imagery.
Created in 1944, the Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention campaign is the longest-running public service advertising campaign in U.S. history, educating generations of Americans about their role in preventing wildfires. This patch was designed circa 2009 and promoted the restoration of the remaining state-owned fire towers in Ohio.