Southern California firefighters rescued a small dog trapped by rising flood waters during an unusual October storm.

According to the Ventura County Fire Department, the dog was stranded on a collection of reeds and debris in the middle of a vertical wall channel, surrounded by fast-moving water and steep channel walls Tuesday.

Firefighters extended a 35-foot ground ladder toward the dog, allowing a firefighter to reach the dog. The dog was unharmed.

It was estimated to be 3-year-old female Pug or French Bulldog mix and was not wearing an ID tag or microchip.

It is being cared for by Ventura County Animal Services as they search for her owner.

The rare October storm that pummeled Southern California with several inches of rain caused freeway accidents Tuesday and prompted evacuations in wildfire-scarred neighborhoods where the threat of mudslides is high.

The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings in several counties where recent fires left hillsides without vegetation to hold soil in place. That makes it easier for the terrain to loosen during storms.

The weather service most areas had recorded up to 1.5 inches of rain by Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters rescued two people and two dogs from the swollen Los Angeles River.