A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter learned firsthand about the dangers of sitting inside a vehicle pushed into the ocean by a large debris flow in the fire-ravaged Malibu area.

A Los Angeles Fire Department member was able to escape a close call Thursday after his vehicle was swept into the ocean by fast-moving mud along Pacific Coast Highway.

As predicted, mudslides caused by heavy downpours in Los Angeles are causing havoc in the same areas that were devastated by fires last month. And as rain pummeled Malibu yesterday, mud and debris swept a member of the LA Fire Department - along with his SUV - into the ocean.