The College also serves as a Los Angeles County large animal emergency evacuation center . During a slew of fires in Southern California in 2007 , Pierce College sheltered and fed more than 150 horses under the direction of the L.A. County Volunteer Equine Response team . The horses were taken in for free at Pierce , and a veterinarian was onsite . Trained volunteers from Pierce 's equestrian program assisted the county rescue effort
fires in Southern California in 2007
October 2007 California wildfires
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