RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date:  Wednesday, February 22, 1989

INCIDENTS

89-24 - Death Valley - Serious Employee Illness

On the evening of February 16th, park ranger Nancy Blomquist, 31, became
seriously ill. A park paramedic who came to her aid found that she was
experiencing severe internal bleeding and placed her on advanced life
support due to her weakened and deteriorating condition. She was
transported by vehicle to the Furnace Creek Airport and then airlifted to
the University Medical Center in Las Vegas. At the time of the report
(yesterday morning), she was reported to be in serious but stable condition.
(Clay Connor, RAD, WRO).

OFFICE NOTES

1) The DOI aircraft accident prevention seminar which was scheduled for
March 14 - 16 in Dan Diego has been rescheduled to October. The exact dates
have not yet been set. (Butch Farabee, RAD).

2) We are beginning to develop a list of qualified individuals who might be
interested in working on the development of the teaching units for the
interagency wilderness management correspondence course. This may be a time
consuming job and it will involve some travel. You must have your
supervisor's approval before you volunteer. If you're interested in being
considered, please call me at FTS 343-6380 or 202-343-6380. (Larry Belli,
RAD).

CALENDAR

Asterisks indicate new or revised entries:

March 8 - 11 - 7th Annual EMS Today Conference and Exposition, Town and
Country Hotel, San Diego, California. Sponsored by JEMS. See the magazine
for further information, or contact The Conference Corporation, 619-481.
5267.

March 14 - 16* - Operations Evaluation Workshop/Training, Denver, Colorado.

March 14 - 17 - "Issues in Cultural Landscape Management", workshop,
Richmond, Virginia. Sponsored by MAR but open to all. Contact Kathy Jope,
FTS 597-5372, or Reed Engle, FTS 597-5028.

March 17 - 22 - North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference,
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.

March 19 - "National Park Research and Management Policy into the Next
Century: The Successor to the Leopold Report", symposium, Omni Shoreham
Hotel, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the National Parks and Conservation
Association (NPCA). Contact Dave Simon, NPCA, 202-944-8530.

March 20 - 24 - Regional Fire Coordinators Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
Servicewide. The meeting will focus on revisions to NPS-18 directions
resulting from the Secretarial policy review teams. Contact Jim Reilly,
RMRO.

April 3 - 7 - Southwest Region Resource Management Workshop, San Antonio,
Texas. Sponsored by SWRO , but open to all. Contact Deborah Pfenninger,
SWR-ONR, FTS 476-6412 or 505-988-6412.

April 3 - 7 - Midwest Region Chief Rangers' Conference, Pipestone NM,
Minnesota. Contact John Townsend, MWRO, for further information.

April 4 -6 - "Interpretation in Urban Areas", workshop, Lowell Hilton,
Lowell, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the NPS and local organizations. The
objectives are "to examine the nature and expectations of urban audiences,
techniques necessary to reach these audiences and the particular concerns of
employees in urban areas." For further information, call 617-565-8860. The
registration deadline is February 17th.

April 24 - 28* - Regional Chief Rangers' Conference, El Paso, Texas.
Regional chief rangers' annual meeting, with attention on law enforcement
and resource management issues. Contact Tom Thompson, MWRO, or Reed Jarvis,
PNRO.

May 7 - 9 - Northeastern Fish and Wildlife Conference, Ellenville, New York.
Contact Frank Panck, Department of Environmental Conservation, State
University of New York, Building 40, Stony Brook, New York 11790.

May 8 - 12 - North Atlantic Region Chief Rangers' Conference, Cape Cod NS,
Massachusetts.

May 18 - 20 - "High-Intensity Fire in Wildlands: Management Challenges and
Options", conference, Ramada Inn North, Tallahassee, Florida. For further
information, contact Tall Timbers Research Stations, Route 1, Box 678,
Tallahassee, FL 32312 (904-893-4153).

July 16 - 20 - "Futureview: The 1990's and Beyond", conference, Sheraton
Washington, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the World Future Society. Among
other topics, conferees will be discussing future biosphere trends and
issues. For further information, write the World Future Society, 4916 St.
Elmo Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301-656-8274).

STAFF STATUS

All staff on board.

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