RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date:  Thursday, March 30, 1989

INCIDENTS

89-5 - Cape Cod - Follow-up on Theft of Statue

On March 29th, park rangers recovered the sculpture of Guglielmo Marconi
that had been stolen from the historic wireless station in South Wellfleet
on January 7th. The cast-bronze statue, which has been valued at $25,000,
was given to the park in 1974 by a group of Italian industrialists as part
of a year-long observance of the 100th anniversary of Marconi's birth.
Until it was stolen, the sculpture stood at the ocean-front site of the
station from which Marconi made the first successful exchange of trans-
Atlantic wireless telegraph messages in January of 1903. The recovery came
after an extensive investigation by the NPS, FBI and the Art Theft Division
of the New York City Police Department. Nos suspects are known at this
time, but the investigation continues. (Dennis Burnett, DR, CACO).

89-37 - Denali - Follow-up on Climbing Deaths

Ten of the Japanese climbers who have been ascending Mt. McKinley in attempt
to recover the bodies of the three climbers from Denali Pass moved their
camp from 14,300' to 17,200' yesterday. They were unable to move on Tuesday
because of high winds, but had examined the collapsed tent left by the three
climbers before the winds came up. It was found to be badly damaged and
unusable. The climbers could also see the three bodies, but made no efforts
to approach the scene. From 17,200', the team should be able to complete
the recovery, then move to 19,800' for a pickup by fixed wing aircraft. Two
of the original 17 climbers in the team have been flown out from base camp
because of illness. (Message from Bob Seibert and Tom Griffiths, DENA, to
RAD/ARO and RAD/WASO).

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) Fire Situation -

a) National Park Service:

- No new fires reported.

b) Other Agency:

- Collier County 2 Fire, State of Florida (2,800 acres) - No new
  information available on this fire.

2) Fire Activity - 118 fires for 1,027 acres in last 24 hours.

3) Fire Weather - Showers and thundershower activity will increase in
Georgia, northern Florida and North and South Carolina today and tomorrow as
a low pressure system moves east. Showers will decrease on Saturday, with
mostly fair conditions Sunday. Temperatures will be in the 70's to low 80's
ahead of the low, and 60's to low 70's behind the front.

4) Analysis - Increasing showers in the southeast continue to moderate the
fire situation in that area.

5) Prognosis - No significant fire activity anticipated.

6) Notes -A Type I overhead team (Liebersbach) has been sent to Valdez to
deal with the oil spill.

(NIFCC Intelligence Section, 1630 MST, 3/29/89).

STAFF STATUS

Loach in Las Vegas at NPS-53 training session, Hodapp in San Francisco for
aircraft studies meeting.

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