RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date:  Monday, July 17, 1989

INCIDENTS

89-183 - Independence - Falling Fatality

On the evening of July 12th, P.B., no age given, fell and struck
his head while walking on the East Terrace of the Liberty Bell Pavilion.
Rangers and Philadelphia Police Department officers responded. P.B.
was transported to Jefferson Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead
on arrival. Medical reports indicate that the death resulted from head
trauma and that P.B.'s blood had a high alcohol content. (Levi
Rivers, INDE, via CompuServe message from Garry Traynham, RAD/MARO).

89-184 - Saint Croix - Drowning

On July 9th, D.O., 23, entered the Saint Croix river from the
Wisconsin side. A poor swimmer, D.O. was pulled underwater and swept away
in view of his family. An unsuccessful search of the area was conducted
later that day. D.O.'s body was recovered three miles downstream late on
the evening of the 11th. The incident is being investigated by the local
sheriff's department. (CompuServe message from RAD/MWRO).

89-185 - Coulee Dam - Search; Possible Drowning

Four unidentified individuals were camping at the Hawk Creek boat-in
campground on the 12th. They were apparently drinking heavily, and decided
to continue their party on a boat ride. While on their way back, their boat
sank for unknown reasons in about 50 feet of water. Three of the four and a
dog travelling with them were able to swim to shore, but the fourth person
has not been located. The survivors feel that the fourth person may have
made it to shore, then passed out. The park will be using ground searchers,
a boat and a BIA contract helicopter to search the area. (Darrell Cook, CR,
CCDA, via CompuServe message from Mark Forbes, RAD/PNRO).

89-186 - Rock Creek - Shooting

Just before 8 p.m. on the 12th, Park Police dispatch received a report of
gunshots in the area of Park and Adams Mill roads. Units from the Rock
Creek Station arrived shortly thereafter and found an unidentified man
suffering from a severe gunshot wound to the head. The victim was
transported to the Washington Hospital Center's trauma unit. (Dave
Blackburn, LES, RAD/NCRO, via CompuServe message to RAD/WASO).

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION

Planning Level III.

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency       Area                  Fire              Acres   Contain

AZ     NPS      Grand Canyon NP           Muav - T1         1,750     7/18
       USFS     Apach.-Sit. NF           *Wilkins             750     None

CO     NPS      Mesa Verde NP             Long Mesa - T2    3,075     7/19
       BLM      Craig                    *Taylor              403     7/17
       BLM      Grand Junction           *Gateway - T2        300     None

UT     USFS     Dixie NF                 *Uinta Flat - T1   2,850     None
       USFS     Dixie NF                 *Sandy Peak - T2     500     None
       BLM      Moab                     *Rattlesnake         800     None

ID     BLM      Boise                    *Small Arms        3,500     Yes
       BLM      Boise                    *Canyon Creek      2,000     Yes
       BLM      Boise                    *Teapot            1,500     Yes
       BLM      Boise                    *Antelope Spring     700     Yes

NV     BLM      Ely                      *Delmue - T2       2,000     7/18
       BLM      Elko                     *Little Humboldt     600     Yes
       BLM      Winnemucca               *Willow Creek      2,950     Yes

Canada Yukon       -                     *Dawson Fire 20    6,500     None

NOTES:

- Agencies - All BLM areas are districts; CDF is California Department of
  Forestry.
- Fires - Asterisk indicates new fire.
- Areas - T1 and T2 indicate assigned Type I and Type II Teams.
- Contain - Containment dates are estimates; "none" means no estimate;
  "yes" means the fire has been contained.

3) SIGNIFICANT FIRES

a) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

* Long Mesa Fire - Mesa Verde:

The fire escaped control on the 15th and burned an additional 320 acres.
Low humidities and winds associated with thunderstorms hampered
control efforts. The fire is now burning north toward the boundary and
threatens to burn onto adjacent private and Ute Indian lands.

* Muav Fire - Grand Canyon:

The fire escaped containment over the weekend. Poor access and dry fuels
are hindering attempts to again contain the fire, but crews have made
substantial progress in constructing line near Rose Point. Containment is
expected on Tuesday.

b) OTHER AGENCIES

* Delmue Fire - Ely District, BLM:

The fire is threatening ranch structures, and high winds continue to
present problems in getting the fire under control.

* Uinta Fire - Dixie NF:

The fire is threatening homes in the area.

* Gateway Fire - Grand Junction District, BLM:

The fire is burning in a steep, inaccessible area in heavy slash and
pinion juniper. Gas lines in the area are threatened.

4) FIRE ACTIVITY - 282 fires for 19,243 acres in last 24 hours.

5) ANALYSIS - Fire activity is moderate throughout the West, but high
winds and low fuel moisture are affecting suppression efforts.

6) PROGNOSIS - Fire activity is expected to continue. Fires will
have a high resistance to control due to low fuel moisture.

(NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0530 MDT, 7/17/89).

OFFICE NOTES

1) Doug Erskine has been selected as the new director of the Branch of Fire
Management in Boise. Dave Butts remains chief of the branch, with his
office in Washington. Doug will be the on-site manager of the office in
Boise.

CALENDAR

Asterisks indicate new or revised entries:

July 23 - 26 - "Meeting Global Wildland Fire Challenges", Boston,
Massachusetts. Contact National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch
Park, Quincy, MA 02269 (617-770-3000).

July 30 - August 2 - "Making Conservation Happen - Together", annual meeting
of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The
meeting includes sessions on international soil and water conservation
issues, water quality, watershed management, wildlife management and
conservation during mining and reclamation. Contact SWCS, 7515 NE Ankeny
Road, Ankeny, Iowa 50021.

September 11 - 17 - "Managing America's Enduring Wilderness Resource",
conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sponsored in part by the National Park
Service. Contact David W. Lime, College of Forestry, 110 Green Hall,
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 (612-624-2250).

September 17 - 22 - Annual conference, American Water Resources Association,
Tampa, Florida. The themes will be water laws and management and wetlands
concerns and successes. Contact AWRA, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, MD
20814 (301-493-8600).

October 22 - 27 - Rendezvous XIII, joint meeting, Association of National
Park Rangers and Employee and Alumni Association, Arlington Resort Hotel and
Spa, Hot Springs, Arkansas.

October 24 - 27 - "The Scientific Challenges of NEPA: Future Directions
Based on 20 Years of Experience", symposium, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Address inquiries to Dr.
Stephen Hildebrand, Environmental Sciences Division, Oark Ridge National-
Laboratory, Post Office Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036 (615-574.7329).

November 5 - 10 - "Homespun to High Tech: Interpreting for Urban Audiences",
workshop, National Association of Interpretation, St. Paul/Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Contact NAI, PO Box 1892, Fort Collins, CO 80522 (303-491-6434)

December 11 - 15 - Fire Management for Managers, 36-hour course, Branch of
Fire Management, Boise, Idaho. First offering of this new course.

(Calendar appears in each Monday's morning report. If you know of a
conference, meeting or training session with Servicewide interest and
implications, please provide the specifics to Bill Halainen in Ranger
Activities).

STAFF STATUS

All hands on board.

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