RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date:  Friday, May 5, 1989

INCIDENTS

89-59 - Kenai Fjords/Katmai/Aniakchak - Follow-up on Oil Spill

Katmai - A team working in the area of Hallo Bay on the central Katmai coast
picked up 524 dead, oiled birds along 1 1/2 miles of coastline. The crew
ran out of disposal bags and could not continue collecting carcasses on the
remaining six miles of beach. The state Department of Environmental
Conservation classifies Hallo Bay as having "light impact" from oil. These
classifications refer to the volume of oil relative to the heaviest oiling
in Prince William Sound, however, and do not refer to wildlife mortality or
the short or long-term effects of the spill on flora, fauna and ecosystems.
The regional offices is planning on replacing key personnel who have been
working in Kodiak and on the Katmai coast for three weeks with no days off.

Kenai Fjords - Cleanup operations continue on the Pye and Chiswell Islands
off the coast of the park. A method for setting shoreline cleanup
priorities has been approved by the Seward multi-agency coordinating group
for use in the Seward area, both in and outside of the park. Rankings are
based on the degree of oiling, accessibility of the shoreline, and the
presence of important ecological and human use factors.

FIRE ACTIVITY

1 ) FIRE SITUATION

A) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

* No fires reported,

b) OTHER AGENCY

* Canoncito Fire - Santa Fe NF - 200 acres:

A Type II Team has been assigned to the fire. Private structures continue
to be threatened by the blaze. The fire was to have been contained by
yesterday evening.

2) FIRE ACTIVITY - 75 fires for 847 fires reported on Thursday: the
year-to-date total is 18,174 fires for 420,930 acres.

3) ANALYSIS - Fires in the southwest continue to exhibit erratic fire
behavior and high intensities. Thousand-hour fuels in some areas are as low
as 5%, with grasses reported at 2%.

4) PROGNOSIS - Extreme indices coupled with high temperatures could result
in significant activity in the southwest. No resource shortages are
anticipated.

(NIFCC Intelligence Section, 1630 MDT, 5/4/89).

OFFICE NOTES

1) R&R Uniforms has been awarded the contract for manufacturing uniforms for
the NFS, Fish and Wildlife Service and Corps of Engineers, effective October
1, 1989. The contract, which was awarded on the basis of high technical
merit and the lowest bid, will be for one year, with four one year renewal
options. This is the same form as the current contract, which expires in
September. The determination of technical merit was made by a nine person
panel comprised of the COTR and two other members from each of the three
participating agencies. (Bill Halainen, RAD/WASO).

STAFF STATUS

Kreis on lieu day, Dabney at Western Region chief rangers' conference in San
Diego.

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

Telephone: FTS 343-4874/6039 or 202-343-4874/6039
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