Most horses are now safe from forest fires that have been burning west of Kelowna, British Columbia, thanks to the efforts of the Kelowna SPCA, the B.C. Interior Horse Rescue, and the Canadian Disaster Animal Response Team.

The fires drove more than 11,000 people from their homes over the weekend, while several thousand more remain on evacuation alert.

“It’s a bit of a stand-down day, all of our transporters are on call, but we’re pretty sure most of the horses are out,” said Kim Stinson, president of the B.C. Interior Horse Rescue.

According to Stinson, volunteer transporters evacuated about 100 horses from the area. Most of the animals are staying at three area foster farms