RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

Attention: Directorate
           Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
           CC: RAD Information Net

Day/date:  Tuesday, February 7, 1989

INCIDENTS

89-14 - Grand Canyon - Successful Rescue

At 2 a.m. on February 1st, rangers responded to a report of a hypothermic
hiker on the Bright Angel Trail about a mile and a half below the rim. Upon
arriving, they found L.G., 32, of Tusayan, Arizona, lying face down
in the snow and barely able to respond to questions. L.G. had been
attempting an 18-mile, round-trip day hike to the Colorado River and had
collapsed on the way back up. Park medics with advance life support
training employed passive techniques to warm L.G., whose core temperature
was initially below 90 degrees, then evacuated him by wheeled litter and
helicopter at daybreak. According to reports, L.G. would not have survived
without the quick response of qualified rangers. (Herb Gercke, WRO).

OFFICE NOTES

1) Bill Halainen and Andy Ringgold will be attending a meeting with
Information and Data Systems this morning to discuss NPS telecommunications,
including SEAdog and CompuServe. (Bill Halainen, RAD, WASO).

2) Reminder: Comments are due on the fire management team policy
recommendations on February 21st. Copies of the recommendations as printed
in the December 20th Federal Register are available from all regional
offices. (Steve Hodapp, RAD, WASO).

TRANSMITTALS

Memorandum: "Random Drug Testing", sent via CompuServe to Directorate and
Field Directorate on February 3rd. Notifies regions of court-issued
injunction blocking the Department's random drug testing program and
imposing some restrictions on reasonable suspicion testing. Also notes that
voluntary, post-accident and follow-up testing were not enjoined. (Mario
Fraire, Personnel, WASO).

STAFF STATUS

Loach at Marana, Dabney at Mather to speak to position management training
course, Farabee at Cape Hatteras on aviation program evaluation, Hodapp at
the Grand Canyon on aircraft studies, Healy at FLETC at USPP course.

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities
FTS 343-4874/4875 or 202-343-4874/4875