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Paso Robles firefighters using a drone to detect fires in the riverbed
and last updated 2021-07-01 23:04:28-04
Firefighters in Paso Robles have a new tool for preventing wildfires in the Salinas Riverbed.
Paso Robles Fire & Emergency Services is turning to drones to help spot dangerous fire conditions from the sky. The riverbed is a hot spot for fires with seven fires last month alone.
With summer here, brush and grasses are dry, meaning more fires are inevitable. To date, we ve had just over 55 fires so far this year in the riverbed, said Chief Jonathan Stornetta.
To stay on top of preventing fires, besides goats grazing, Paso Robles Fire & Emergency Services has a new vantage point, an aerial view of the fire-prone area in the day or at night.
City in California employs goats to clear riverbed of overgrown brush
By: KSBY Staff
and last updated 2021-05-06 21:25:23-04
PASO ROBLES, Calif. â The City of Paso Robles is turning hungry animals loose in the Salinas Riverbed to reduce the wildfire risk.
Goats will be grazing over the next month or so. They re starting from the north and going south, clearing two to three acres a day.
On Tuesday, there were upwards of 100 goats munching away at the overgrown, fire-ready grasses in the fire-prone hot spot of the Salinas Riverbed. They really like thistle, and that s one of the primary things they ll eat first, said Battalion Chief Jay Enns, Paso Robles Fire, and Emergency Services.