The team with the Los Angeles County Fire Department was deployed to Texas on July 8. Over the next 18 days, the specialized dogs helped rescue teams search for remaining victims after floods tore through the region, leaving at least 138 dead. Dozens are still unaccounted for.

Canine search and rescue crews from Los Angeles County returned home on Sunday morning after more than two weeks assisting with recovery efforts from the deadly floods in Central Texas. Alys Martinez reports.

Los Angeles County Fire Department K-9 teams returned home Sunday morning after an 18-day search-and-rescue mission to Texas to help in the aftermath of the catastrophic Independence Day flooding. The teams left for central Texas on July 9 after California Gov.