The new leader of Cal Fire in Santa Cruz County, Nate Armstrong, is making a few changes, while insisting that the statewide agency’s “aggressive initial attack” philosophy and other core principles are not his to change and were in place during the devastation of the CZU fires and the criticism that followed.
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Santa Cruz neighborhood raises $14K to bring in grazing goats Share Updated: 7:04 PM PDT Jul 23, 2021 Share Updated: 7:04 PM PDT Jul 23, 2021
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Show Transcript RIGHT NOW THE FIRE IS 18 PERCENT CONTAID. NE AT LEAST EIGHT BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. ## A SANTA CRUZ NEIGHBORHOOD RECEIVED DONATIONS TO BRING IN HUNDREDS OF GOATS TO PREVENT WILDFIRES. THEY HELP CLEAR AWAY Y DR BRUSH AND VEGITATION THAT COULD GO UP IN FLAMES AND THREATEN NEARBY HOMES. ACTION NEWS EIGHT PORERTER PHIL GOMEZ, GOT AN UP CLOSE VIEW OF THEM ATORK W TODAY -HE JOINS US LIVE FROM SANTA CRUZ WITH THE STORY.PHIL??? THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ HAS USED GOATS SUCCESSFULLY FOR SOME OF THEIR VEGITATION PROJECTS BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN THE CITY A PRIVATE GROUP H AS RA ISED MONEY TO BRING IN GOATS FOR FIRE PREVENTN MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED GOATS ARE HERE TO GRAZE ON SIX AND A HALF ACRES OF DRD IE BRUSH-THAT RUNS UP TU E THHR EVERGREEN RAVINE AT THE T OP