SMOKEY
BEAR TO WELCOME MOVIEGOERS AT
"PLANES:
FIRE AND RESCUE" MOVIE, JULY 18
Klamath Falls, Oregon – Smokey Bear will be at Pelican Cinemas in
Klamath Falls, Oregon, greeting moviegoers attending the July 18 showing of
Disney's movie "Planes: Fire and Rescue,” which starts at 11:50 a.m.
“The South Central Oregon Fire
Management Partnership (SCOFMP) thought the release of this movie was a unique
opportunity to teach kids about the importance of wildland fire safety and the
challenges that firefighters face, both in the air and on the ground,” said Kelli Kuska, Fire Prevention
and Education Coordinator for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview
District.
From 11 a.m. to noon, children will be
able to have their pictures taken with Smokey Bear and participate in
educational activities before heading into seeing the movie. Also, various
SCOFMP fire trucks will be on display in the theatre parking lot unless needed for
fire suppression activities.
In addition, Tanker 61 Memorial
volunteers will be staffing a booth that pays tribute to the Klamath Falls
pilot and co-pilot, Chuck Sheridan and Leonard Martin, who died when the
Douglas DC-7 Airtanker they flew crashed while fighting a wildfire. The tanker
was stationed at the Klamath Falls Airtanker Base from 1987 through 1992.
A sequel to Disney’s
Planes, “Planes: Fire &
Rescue” is a new comedy-adventure about second
chances, featuring a dynamic crew of elite firefighting aircraft devoted to
protecting historic Piston Peak National Park from raging wildfire. When
world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never
race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial
firefighting. For more information on the movie, visit:
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