Five hundred goats helped save the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library from the California wildfires.
Earlier this year, the library hired the animals to help clear flammable brush surrounding the property, BBC reported. Once the goats grazed on the scrub, they were able to create a fire break that slowed blazes and enabled firefighters to quell flames on Wednesday.
“We were told by one of the firefighters that they believe that fire break made their job easier,” spokesperson Melissa Giller told Reuters. “The brush only went so far, it didn’t reach the library, because the goats ate it all.”
The library, which is located outside of Los Angeles, was one of many structures threatened by the recent Easy Fire. On Wednesday, gale-force winds brought the Easy Fire closer to the library and it came less than 50 feet from a plane hangar on the site.
Thankfully, the goats’ cleared path helped prevent damage from the incident. According to 805 Goats owner Scott Morris, the herd, which includes goats Vincent Van Goat and Selena Goatmez, like to nosh on noxious weeds that could make wildfires worse.
By Wednesday evening, the Easy Fire forced roughly 30,000 people to evacuate their homes and burned over 1,650 acres, according to officials.
“All the flames are gone, all we see are charred hillsides,” Giller added. “We feel the worst is over and the Reagan library is safe.”
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