RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date:  Tuesday, June 6, 1989

INCIDENTS

89-117 - Dinosaur - Oil Spill in Yampa River

At about 7 a.m. on the 2nd, a motorist reported seeing oil on the Yampa
River about 90 miles upstream from the park. The source was determined to
be a ruptured pipeline belonging to Amoco Oil Company, and it was shut off
about two hours after the initial report was received. Between 13,000 and
15,000 gallons of light crude oil were lost before the pipeline was shut
down. The spill created a slick from 25 to 30 miles long. The leading edge
entered the park early on Sunday; the trailing edge should arrive sometime
today. As of late Monday morning, however, the slick had not yet arrived at
Echo Park, possibly because of pooling behind Warm Springs Rapid. An on-
scene coordinator from the EPA worked with AMOCO to place booms at several
locations on the river, but they have not been effective due to the high
flow of the river at this time of year. The EPA coordinator left the scene
on Sunday, stating that the spill had been contained. The involved
agencies, including the NPS, BLM, US Fish and Wildlife, DOI and the state,
have demurred, however, noting that the spill is still spreading. An
inspection crew, led by an oil spill coordinator from USFWS, went out on the
river yesterday to inspect and assess the extent of damage. They planned to
reach Echo Park by late yesterday, and should be able to report their
findings in the near future. Initial surveys have revealed a very light
deposition on the river's shoreline, and only one bird was found coated with
oil. Investigators are particularly concerned about the impact of the spill
on two endangered species, the Colorado River squawfish and humpback chub.
The pipe which cracked is 45 years old and has no automatic shutoff. It was
last inspected in 1985, and had minor repairs done on it in 1986.
(Telephone report from Dennis Huffman, superintendent, DINO, to PA/WASO;
CompuServe message from RAD/RMRO to RAD/WASO).

89-118 - Olympic - Search in Progress

J.D. and K.E., both of Sequim, Washington, were last seen
around 1 p.m. on the afternoon of 3rd sitting in a car parked along the
Dosewallips River. The vehicle contained innertubes. The vehicle was again
found at that location on the next day with a dog inside. A preliminary
search led to the recovery of an innertube downstream from this point and
the discovery of a vehicle thought to belong to one of the two men. Because
of the steep terrain along the river, searchers are unable to effectively
walk along the banks; a helicopter is being utilized to search the area,
however, and divers are working in the river. (Paul Crawford, OLYM, via
CompuServe message from RAD/PNRO).

89-119 - Kenai Fjords - Multiple Incidents

At midday on the 29th, a car clout occurred in the Exit Glacier area of the
park in which a window was broken and a purse and camera were stolen.
Sometime during the night of the following day, a burglar or burglars broke
a $300 thermopane window in the Exit Glacier ranger station and stole
approximately $2,500 worth of NPS property, including a radio, spotting
scope, gas-powered impact drill, rescue equipment and tools. The park
reports that incidents such as these have never before occurred in Kenai
Fjords, and notes a likely correlation with the marked influx of people
seeking high-paying ($16.70/hour) oil cleanup jobs in the Seward area.
Although there are few additional jobs available, people continue to come
into the town. There has been a considerable upswing in the number of
arrests, assaults, bar fights and alcohol-related incidents, and the Seward
police have had to augment their staff. The park is concerned about
security around the headquarters building because of the increased number of
people hanging around the nearby boat harbor area. (Peter Fitzmaurice, CR,
KEFJ, via CompuServe message to RAD/ARO and RAD/WASO).

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION

a) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

* No significant fires.

* Miami Canal Fire - State of Florida - 48,000 acres:

b) OTHER AGENCY

There's still no current information available on the fire.

* Bruno Fire - Sitgreaves NF - 250 acres:

The fire is currently threatening estates and private lands. Control
problems are occurring as a result of high winds and heavy fuel loading.
There's no estimate of containment.

2) FIRE ACTIVITY - 101 fires for 639 acres in past 24 hours.

3) ANALYSIS - Widespread lightning continues throughout the west.

4) PROGNOSIS - Holdover fires in the southwest are expected as temperatures
increase and humidities decrease over the next few days.

(NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0530 MDT, 6/6/89).

OFFICE NOTES

1) SPECIAL NOTICE: Flags which were lowered to half staff due to the death
of Rep. Claude Pepper are to return to full staff this morning.

2) President Bush has nominated Constance B. Harriman to be the new
assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks. Her nomination is
subject to Senate confirmation.

3) The new deadline date for submission of Horace Albright employee
development proposals is June 30, 1989. If you have any questions about
applying, call Al Werking in WASO Employee Development at FTS 523-5280.

TRANSMITTALS

"Ranger Activities Information Exchange", May, 1989. Sent today to all
regional and park chief rangers. Contains follow-up on first shooting
incident at Lake Mead, update on health and fitness standards, fire weather
forecast and other reports.

STAFF STATUS

Hodapp in Denver.

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
CompuServe: WASO-RANGER