RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date:  Thursday, May 25, 1989

INCIDENTS

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

Katmai - Cleanup continues along the park's beaches. On the 19th, one
cleanup ship reported collecting about 1,600 bags (about 64,000 pounds) of
oiled debris. Oiled, dead birds continued to wash ashore. On the 19th
Exxon contract employee shot and killed a brown bear that was charging a
cleanup crew. Investigators have found that the shooting was a legitimate
defense of life. According to witnesses, the crew was attempting to rescue
an oiled eagle about 1,000' inland from the beach when the bear charged. It
was shot at a distance of about 16'. The employee had been hired as a bear
protection guard before NPS personnel were on board, and had been authorized
to carry a shotgun. An armed NPS ranger was on the beach, but was with
another group of cleanup workers at the time. NPS rangers are now the only
armed members of beach parties, and crews have been directed not to go above
the beach line.

Kenai Fjords - Beach cleanup continues, with the majority of the work being
conducted in the Nuka Bay area at the south end of the park. About 70
employees contracted by Exxon are working in or near the park, and an
additional crew of about 80 people is due this week. The NPS is overseeing
crew activities in the park. A special use permit is being prepared for
Exxon to establish a fuel cache for helicopters in the south end of the
park.

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION

a) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

* Ingraham Fire - Everglades - 78,000 acres:

The fire made no major runs yesterday, and increased in size by only 1,000
acres. The fire was burning hotly in the hammocks of Shark River Slough and
around Rookery Branch. The current emphasis is on securing the south flank
of the fire around Rookery Branch. Three crews again worked on the fire
last night, as this has proved to be a successful control strategy. Winds
are predicted to remain southwesterly, which will be to the advantage of
suppression forces. The fire is now 90% contained; if suppression efforts
continue to go well, management of the fire will be turned back to the park
on Friday.

b) OTHER AGENCY

* No report available this morning.

(Information on Ingraham Fire via telefaxed report from Judi Zuckert, BFM,
Boise, based on telcon with Ingraham Fire plans chief).

OFFICE NOTES

1) After today, the Morning Report will be posted no earlier than 0830 EOT
in order to incorporate NIFFC fire reports, which are transmitted to us on
CompuServe at 0800 EDT.

2) Some offices have expressed an interest in receiving the Morning Report
in binary so that they can download it and print it in Word Perfect. If you
would, like the report in binary, please send a message to Bill Halainen via
CompuServe to that effect. If there's enough interest, we'll send it out in
that format as well as in ASCII.

STAFF STATUS

Dabney in Bozeman, Hodapp in Denver, Butts on travel. Andy Ringgold is
acting division chief through the 26th.

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

Telephone: FTS 343-4874/6039 or 202-343-4874/6039
Telefax: FTS 343-5977 or 202-343-5977
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