Another enemy to conquer: forest fires, 9 out of 10 can be prevented
Illustrated forest-fire prevention poster: a large squirrel and three young in a tree hollow look up at an orange blaze behind them, under the headline 'Another enemy to conquer: Forest Fires' and the line '9 out of 10 can be prevented'. Fear-appeal through frightened animals, with the wartime word 'enemy' carried over to wildfire (transfer).
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, with State Forest Service
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- Home front, War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, with State Forest Service. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-410 (NAID 513861).
Text on the object
ANOTHER ENEMY TO CONQUER FOREST FIRES 9 OUT OF 10 CAN BE PREVENTED [imprint: U. S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service] [imprint: State Forest Service] [imprint: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944--O--615995]
