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San Rafael Enlists Goats In Fire Prevention Efforts

Goats play a valuable role in fire prevention, eating through patches of grass in hard-to-reach places that reduce available wildfire fuel.

SAN RAFAEL, CA — San Rafael has enlisted goats to help with fire prevention as it braces for potentially devastating wildfire season amid historically dry conditions.

Goats play a valuable role in fire prevention, eating through patches of grass in hard-to-reach places that reduce available wildfire fuel.

The San Rafael Fire Department is holding a goat coloring contest in recognition of the role these animals play in reducing the risk of wildfires.

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“We should have hooves on San Rafael/Lincoln Hill by the end of the Week,” the San Rafael Fire wrote on Twitter Monday.

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