Some local farms, such as Argos Farm in Forked River, are offering temporary shelter for livestock that have been evacuated due to the raging wildfire in Ocean County.

Spyro Martin and his wife Angela decided that they would open their 100-acre farm up to help as soon as they knew that they would be safe.

Fire crews have been using their farm as a staging area since around 7 p.m. Wednesday night.

“There’s definitely a sense of fear that sets in. I wouldn’t say panic. Just fear,” said Spyro Martin. “I think the best way to deal with that fear is try and come up with a plan to use the resources that we have to mitigate the situation.”

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A total of 15 to 20 acres were intentionally burned at Argos Farm by fire crews in order to prevent the Jones Road wildfire from consuming it.

“I think that’s a small price to pay, in order to create a buffer for us and keep us from things getting out of control,” said Martin. “We’re just super grateful.”

The 100-acre farm, which houses sheep, goats and ponies, sits about 10 miles away from the fire.

“We’ve had some people pull up with trailers asking if they could help out. So far, we really haven’t had to go anywhere,“ said Martin.

Maddie Brummer has been taking part in some of those efforts since last night. She and a group of volunteers have been transporting horses to farms out of harm's way.

“No one should be breathing this in,” said Brummer. “There’s ash falling from the sky so right now we’re just trying to get the horses to be OK where they’re at.”

She and a group of volunteers evacuated 25 horses to farms in Manchester and Tuckerton.

“All the horses were really amped up. They were sweating. They were pacing back and forth in their paddocks, and just not really understanding where all their friends are going,” said Brummer. “It was stressful for them for sure, but everyone was trying to keep them calm.”

Some local residents are also keeping bowls of water out on their porches for animals that may have been displaced.