RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date:  Tuesday, July 18, 1989

INCIDENTS

89-187 - Zion - Armed Robbery

On the morning of the 17th at about 9:30 a.m., Dale Evans, the comptroller
for the park concessioner, was leaving the lodge parking lot with the
weekend's receipts (about $27,000) when a man approached his car, stated
that he had a gun in his pocket, and demanded the money. Evans started his
car, but the robber reached in and grabbed him in a headlock. As the car
lurched backward into a parked car, the robber grabbed the money bag and
fled on foot. Rangers were on scene within about seven minutes, and
sheriff's deputies arrived shortly thereafter. Zion canyon was blocked off
and all cars were checked and listed as they left. The FBI arrived on scene
on the afternoon and reopened the canyon. The robber has not been found,
but a description has been obtained from the comptroller, who is certain he
knows the subject from somewhere. A crime lab from Salt Lake City is en
route to the park. (CompuServe message from John Chapman, RCR, RAD/RMRO).

89-188 - Lake Mead - MVA with Multiple Fatalities

While driving at a high rate of speed (70 - 80 mph) on North Shore Road on
the evening of the 12th, R.N. of Las Vegas lost control of his
pickup truck, hit an embankment, then hit a passenger car head on as he
tried to regain control of his vehicle. R.N.'s passenger, 23-year-old
C.L. of Las Vegas, was killed in the accident, as were all three
people in the car - 24-year-old S.D. and his daughters S., one, and
S., three, all of Las Vegas. R.N. is in fair to good condition at
the University Medical Center in Las Vegas. Investigator's have determined
that R.N. was driving under the influence of alcohol. (Don Hamilton,
LAME, via CompuServe message from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO).

89-182 - Glen Canyon - Follow up on Near Drowning

On the evening of July 10th, three-year-old N.P. fell into Lake
Powell from his grandfather's houseboat. Although he was located at the
bottom of the lake in about four feet of water, life support was begun by
rangers and personnel from Samaritan Health and the boy's heart began
beating again while being transported to Children's Hospital in Salt Lake
City. On July 11th, N.P. died at the hospital. (Larry Clark, CR, GLCA,
via CompuServe message to RAD/WASO and RAD/RMRO).

89-189 - Glen Canyon - Drowning

On the afternoon of the 14th, five-year-old N.R. of Alpine, Utah,
drowned in Halls Creek Bay in Lake Powell. She and her family were guests
on a private houseboat which was beached in a cove in the bay, which is
about five miles west of the ranger station at Bullfrog. She was last seen
in a bedroom of the houseboat playing with another child. Rangers searched
for her on land and in the water. Park divers were flown in from Wahweap,
and they discovered her body in 20 feet of water near the houseboat. N.R.
was the second child to drown from falling into Lake Powell from a beached
houseboat in five days. Neither child was wearing a life jacket, and
neither had immediate adult supervision (Larry Clark, CR, GLCA, via
CompuServe message to RAD/WASO and RAD/RMRO).

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              410     Yes
       BLM      Grand Junction            Gateway - T2        225     7/18
       BLM      Craig                    *Burnt Out         1,200     None

UT     USFS     Dixie NF                  Uinta Flat - T1   7,000     None
       USFS     Dixie NF                  Sandy Peak - T2     890     None
       BLM      Moab                      Rattlesnake       3,000     None

NV     BLM      Ely                       Delmue - T2       8,000     7/18

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

* Muav Fire - Grand Canyon:

There was no activity on the fire yesterday and no growth in acreage.
Control lines have been completed by hand crews around the north, east and
parts of the south flanks of the fire. The remainder of the perimeter
is not accessible by ground, but has been hit hard with water and foam
from helicopters. Containment is expected by 6 p.m. today. The current
plan calls for demobilization of crews tonight and for Reinhart's Type I
Team to turn the fire's management back to the park late on Wednesday.

* Long Mesa Fire - Mesa Verde:

There was no increase in the fire's perimeter yesterday, but there were
some runs and flare-ups within the perimeter. Fuels are reportedly as
dry now as they usually are in the fall - ten-hour fuel moistures were
recorded at from 2 1/2 to 3 percent. The area temperature was between
93 and 97 degrees yesterday, the relative humidity was eight percent and
local winds were blowing. The fire is now about 90 percent contained;
full containment is expected no later than Wednesday. There are seven
crews and three helicopters working on the fire. The incident commander
expects to be able to keep the fire within the park's boundaries. If
the fire should burn lower down the mesa to the north, it would encounter
continuous fuels and much potential for growth.

4) FIRE ACTIVITY - 165 fires for 6,712 acres in last 24 hours. There have
been 34,257 fires this year; they have burned 1,268,771 acres. At this
time in 1988, 57,173 fires had burned 1,227,525 acres.

5) ANALYSIS - Low fuel moistures and windy conditions are hampering
control efforts.

6) PROGNOSIS - Fire activity in the west will probably increase as a
high pressure ridge builds over the area. Low fuel moistures and
warmer temperatures will contribute to control problems on fires.
No resource shortages anticipated.

(NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0530 MDT, 7/18/89; information on Muav and Long
Mesa Fires from Judi Zuckert, BFM/Boise).

STAFF STATUS

Ringgold on AL; Hodapp acting chief, Branch of R&VP.

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