{"id":13887,"date":"2016-04-11T15:18:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=13887"},"modified":"2016-04-11T15:18:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:18:31","slug":"fla-firefighters-rescue-baby-bear-from-wildfire-name-it-smokey-junior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=13887","title":{"rendered":"Fla. firefighters rescue baby bear from wildfire, name it \u2018Smokey Junior\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch the report HERE\u203a\u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

(WRIC\/ABC<\/a>) \u2014 A group of firefighters found an orphaned bear cub in the midst of a brush fire.\u00a0In a nod to the iconic firefighting bear \u201cSmokey,\u201d they named the adorable animal \u201cSmokey Junior.\u201d<\/p>\n

Firefighters rescued the baby bear\u00a0in Central Florida near Orlando on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

Fire crews from Lake County were battling a brush fire that had burned through more than 250 acres when they stumbled upon \u201cSmokey Junior\u201d wandering alone.<\/p>\n

The rescued bear weighed in at roughly 15 to 20 pounds.\u00a0Firefighters nicknamed the foundling \u201cSJ\u201d \u2014 short for \u201cSmokey Junior.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officials said the baby bear suffered slight burns on its paws and face from the fire. The cub\u2019s mother has yet to be found.<\/p>\n

Florida Fish and Wildlife officers will evaluate the cub\u2019s health and will hopefully be able to release it back into the wild.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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