BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- It's like a scene from an apocalypse; multiple fires ripping through the hills of Los Angeles claiming the lives of at least five people. Where there's devastation, there's also hope. "The church has been there responding to them. They were there before," said Karl Hargestam, CityServe Executive Director. "They will be there after rebuilding lives and working with them." CityServe supplies churches across the country and now, the organization that started in Bakersfield, sent 4 semi-trucks full of essential supplies to Los Angeles. "Hygiene kits, clothing, food, water," said Hargestam. "Just emergency disaster response." The churches are ready to double as shelters, just like the Red Cross. "I've open and closed probably 100 shelters all over the country," said Red Cross volunteer Manuel Lerma. Lerma has been a Red Cross volunteer for 10 years. "The paycheck is usually a slice of pizza, but the warm heart makes up for everything else," Lerma said. Lerma's being deployed to the Red Cross Central Office in Los Angeles where the need is great. "We had 5 shelters open...ready to serve about 1,200 people," said Lerma. Now, we go from helping people to helping horses, zebras and even zorses. "We rescue. We rehabilitate and we do our best to rehome," said LeAnn Guelker, with All Seated In A Barn. All Seated In A Barn started with one donkey in 2018. Now, it's one of the largest animal rescues in the U.S. "Some of them come so afraid, but as they get to be socialized by us and get all these lovely treats, they come to love us as we love them," said Guelker. Could Bakersfield see wind-driven urban fires like those in LA County now? Absolutely The organization is ready to help any animal displaced by the SoCal fires by providing vet care, feeding and housing. "We have a big arena right here behind us and plenty of stalls and staff behind us for anyone who doesn't have a home for their horse right now," said Fletcher Dilley, with All Seated In A Barn. The single largest rally of manpower comes from our Kern County firefighting force. The Bakersfield Fire Department has sent 6 engines and a crew of 17 to assist with the Palisades and Eaton fires. The Kern County Fire Department also deployed 14 engines, a crew of 50, a strike team, a task force and an incident management team to the Eaton Fire. 70 firefighters, 10 engines, 4 dozers, and 1 handcrew was sent to the Palisades fire while 40 firefighters and 2 hand crews were sent to the Hurst fire.