Nicole Burrow said fire season hits close to her heart.
“I’ve always wanted to make an impact somehow, but didn’t know how,” Burrow said.
Back in 2009, she woke up in the middle of the night to find her home was engulfed in flames. She lost everything. But that lose was paled in comparison to what would happen to her brother-in-law. Burrow says he had terminal cancer, brought on by his years as a local firefighter.
“My brother-in-law died of multiple myeloma from fighting local fires here,” Burrow said.
After doing some research, Burrow tells me she thinks she has found a way to stop fires before they even get a chance to start by using goats.
That’s right, goats.
“The goats would be eating the debris on the ground which would directly impact the ability for the fire to spread,” Burrow said.
She started a Go Fund Me page to raise money with the goal of purchasing 1,000 or even 2,000 goats. The money would also go towards land and transportation for the animals.