Film telling the true story of Smokey the Bear, narrated by Hopalong Cassidy. Shot of man [actor William Boyd/ Hopalong Cassidy?] sitting in cowboy hat sitting at campfire. Man/narrator says, "Hi there. Well, what you doing way back there? Come up here." Camera zooms in on narrator. Man begins narrating "story" about "four-legged friend." Shots of deer in grass. Shot of raccoon in tree. Shot of chipmunk. More shots of deer. Shots of bears climbing a tree. Shots of one baby bear: "there was one little three-month old fella in particular." Shot of man/narrator sipping coffee, saying: "That's right, that cub didn't have a care in the world, then somebody took care of him." Many shots of forest fire blazing through trees. Shots of smoke. Shot of firefighters .