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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday May 08 2019, @12:56PM   Printer-friendly
from the do-they-get-to-run-the-siren? dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

California firefighters are enlisting help from some unusual allies to prevent more deadly wildfires from ripping across the state -- goats.

The Ventura County Fire Department is releasing hundreds of goats next week north of Los Angeles to eat dead brush that could become fuel for a fires.

"They'll eat until we like the way the landscape looks, and then we move them to another area," Captain Ken VanWig, who oversees the department's vegetation management program, said in an interview. "They're very effective."

-- submitted from IRC


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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 08 2019, @09:18PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 08 2019, @09:18PM (#841011)

    Hey, fat boy, you wanted people to rake the forrest floor. And you want to take credit for some goats? Sounds about right for your administration.
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