Firefighters rescued a puppy from a flood channel in southern California as a strong storm swept through the US state on Tuesday.The incident took place in Oxnard, a city west of Los Angeles, and was captured on video.

Local fire crews are launching a sweeping effort to prevent future wildfires in the Santa Monica Mountains. It entails using both animals and machines to create fire breaks — a controversial solution in Southern California.

Firefighters from the Ventura County Fire Department were sent to the Revolon Slough in the Oxnard Plains at around 9:30 a.m. and found the small dog finding refuge on top of the collection of reeds and debris in the middle of the swelling river.

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — A firefighter braved rising floodwaters to rescue a shivering pup that was stranded Tuesday on debris during a rare October storm in Southern California. Video shows a Ventura County firefighter climbing down a ladder to reach the dog, which was stuck on reeds on the edge of a flood channel northwest of Los Angeles.

A small puppy was rescued by firefighters after becoming stranded in a fast-moving flood channel in Oxnard, west of Los Angeles, during a strong storm sweeping through southern California. The Ventura County Fire Department shared the rescue on social media.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office confirmed that a fire erupted at an oil refinery in El Segundo, located about 20 miles southwest of Los Angeles.