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Gabriel Christus
Leo, foreground, and Bailey look out of a kennel at Foothills Animal Shelter on March 30 after being evacuated during the Lower North Fork Fire.

Fleeing on a moment’s notice from her home on Pleasant Park Road was taxing enough for Conifer resident Tracy McCandless. But the task of relocating five horses and a cat caused her stress level to rise exponentially.

Fortunately for McCandless and numerous other residents, volunteer teams of animal rescuers were prepared to help evacuate animals in the midst of the deadly Lower North Fork Fire.