Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Smokey Bear ( often unofficially referred to as Smokey the Bear , also simply referred to as Smokey ) is a mascot of the United States Forest Service created to educate the public about the dangers of forest fires .
Simplified: Smokey Bear ( also sometimes called Smokey the Bear ) is a mascot of the United States Forest Service .