As horses evacuated while firefighters battled wildfires in Ventura County, Calif., return home, owners in other wildfire-prone areas are preparing for another fire season.

Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Bill Nash said that on May 3 and 4, the Springs and Hidden Valley fires ignited, involving a total of 28,000 acres. The fires threatened 4,000 homes, Nash said.

“There were large animal evacuations,” Nash said.

Lou Fox Bender, manager of the Cañada Larga Ranch in Ventura, located two canyons away from the fire zone, was prepared to take in evacuated horses if necessary