Goats are good for helping fire control. They rapidly reduce shrub biomass, so re-growth is slow and can be reduced quickly.

This is an example of an area where goats were used to clear an area of weeds to control fires. You can see the line where the goats have eaten the weeds and where they have not.

Long-term studies show that over a five year period, fire prevention treatment time decreases and ultimately a large "park-like" open area is created that slows the spread of fire.

Goats are an effective and safe way to reduce wildfire danger in wildland-urban interface areas.

Here are some "before" and "after" pictures of an area north of Fielding Utah that was cleared of weeds in March 2003.

Before:

After: Notice the log in this picture. It's not even visible in the "before" picture.