Just a few months ago, served as a safe place for displaced horses during the Gifford Fire. Now, it’s gearing up for an event thanking first responders.

The Gifford Fire prompted evacuation warnings in parts of rural Arroyo Grande over the summer.

KSBY talked with Kacey Collins who said her family would have lost their ranch if it wasn’t for the first responders.

“When we went out there and we got to see everything where it got so close and there's like, there's no way that that wasn't a fight,” Collins said. “When we talked to the firemen that were actually out there, I mean, they are coming in afterwards, they're still stomping everything out. They don’t get to stop until it’s over.”

The flames were also a concern for Caprice Arkell.

“When the fire started, my husband and I were on

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