California firefighters use Snowcat to rescue dozens of people during snow storm

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - Mountain Division specialty resources came to the rescue on snow-related calls in the wake of Thursday's storm.

On Thursday afternoon, firefighters from Station 96 in Fawnskin employed their Snowcat to evacuate dozens of stranded conference attendees from YMCA Camp Whittle.

This was after up to 300 camp attendees had fled the camp on foot, trudging through snow to a point where roads were clear enough for waiting buses to stage.

The 96 crew then evacuated the balance of those left at the camp, which had run out of provisions as the conference concluded.

There were no injuries reported.