Forest bureau captain to receive national Smokey Bear Award

Captain Douglas Miner of the N.H. Forest Protection Bureau has been named a Smokey Bear Award winner. (COURTESY PHOTO)

CONCORD — Captain Douglas Miner of the N.H. Forest Protection Bureau has been named a Smokey Bear Award winner, bronze category, by the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service.

Smokey Bear Awards are the highest honor given to individuals, teams and organizations for outstanding service with significant and sustained program impact in wildfire prevention. The bronze award is for impact within a state over at least a two-year period; silver and gold awards are for regional and national impact, respectively.

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