I have a friend that's working with animal rescue here. She's helping evacuate animals from the areas that are affected by the fire. I'll give her the web addy and let her know that she can come look. They may end up needing more help up there. I'm probably going to go volunteer this weekend. It's a bad one, folks. Breezy

Hi All, I live in Ft Collins, CO where the big fire is located. I am happy to say that there has been so much giving from everyone all over the USA. The local fairgrounds has donated space for all livestock and there has been so much hay donated they have asked people to stop! I don't know if you heard about the 140 alpacas from one farm, and the owners were at the fiber festival in Estes Park when they found out. They hardly had any time to move all 140...but people were there to help them with trailers and one baby was born that day and 2-3 more born a little later.People are showing up with toiletries, food, clothes for the 1000+ "homeless". Red Cross and Salvation Army have helped feed and take care of everyone waiting to find out if they have a home or not. Tonight many of them found out. My brothers place was in the middle of it and his house was spared. They got all their animals out except for 2 4-H chickens. I have 2 friends that lost their house and one friend that her barn burned down but they saved her house. My nephew was helping neighbors get their horses out, the smoke got so bad when he got on the highway. Then he got a flat tire. He was trying to change it with really rusty lugnuts and he couldn't bust 'em. 4 deputies came over and changed it for him in less than 3 mins. and the smoke was so thick he could barely see the road. My other 14 yr old nephew drove a p/u about 15 miles into town...and he had only driven up and down the driveway before. Another friend was in Cheyenne all day (the fire started a couple miles from his house while he was gone for the day)and came home to 4 roadblocks and they wouldn't let him drive to his house. He said I have to get up to my dog and cat.."I'M GOING THRU!" He went thru all 4 and got home grabbed a box of clothes, his important papers, dog and cat and was out of there. He lost his house and had no fire insurance. Several of us are going to go up and do a "barn raising" to get him into a small temporary home for the winter. It might be fall before they let them back in because there are so many hotspots. It's 47,000 acres burned now and it's headed for the National Forest with tons more beetle kill trees. Well, enough rambling, but thanks from all the Rist Canyon people... for all the prayers, and giving from everyone. It restores my faith in people when I see so much giving to and from total strangers. It is so nice of all of you to want to help even tho you're so far away! FIMA is coming anyday now and they MIGHT have temporary housing for the 118 houses that burned down. There are plenty of places to board horses here if they have to for a few months. So just know everyone is taken care of. Craigs List for N. Colo. has ads everyday to folks in need if you want to kinda keep up on the livestock end of it.. THANKS for caring!

Hello, I'm RJ from AZ. If anyone needs help to evacuate their animals, I have a stock trailer that can haul 12 head..seven feet tall....three cut gates. I'm in northern AZ. I can also put up e or four horses on my ranch. I can be there in a day.

Wow what a wonderful outpouring of help from so many offering help to these people and their animals! Warms my heart to read all the posts. God bless all of you. Wish I could help, but I am in Georgia...a little too far. Cudos to you ES for this forum!

Have room in Indiana ....have large round bales of grass hay

I have a 3 acre pasture out in Eastern Colorado. I could house 1 or 2 more horses for a bit if anyone needs a place to keep them, no shelter at this time just pasture area. Also have room for trailers etc...

Hello I am in Utah have room for three horses if needed.

Hi all! It's nice to see brothers and sisters helping each other out here in this great state. I live on the border of Florissant and Guffey in Four Mile Ranch. We have some fires going on around here and a very close one in the Lake George areas. I have 27 acres with two horses on it and welcome anyone who needs a safe-haven for their horses due to the fires. Just load them up, supply me with hay and I will feed and water them and keep an eye of them. Please this is only for people with regards to the fires. Please be honest. Send me an private message if you need help. First come, first serve. My horses are well-behaved and I also have some corrals but I will not accept troubled horses or severely sick horses without discussing it in detail with you. Smooth wire fence all around and I have shelters if needed. Lets pray for some good rains too! I am half Native Indian and tried some Rain Dances but only brought clouds. Ya gotz' to be a full blood, dang it! LOL A big Kudos to the Admin for posting this topic! A Friend, KD

I have room here in mt for a few if the need should arise. Feel free to contact me here and let me know if I can help. It would just be pasture no barn and I use barbwire fencing.

I have 14 acres and currently only 4 rescues, so room to provide temp housing for any horses in need. let us know.