- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Thursday, August 3, 1989
- Date: Thurs, 3 Aug 1989
RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Thursday, August 3, 1989
INCIDENTS
89-206 - Santa Monica Mountains - Toxic Spill
Despite daily patrols and the use of surveillance equipment in Encinal
Canyon, the park again discovered m abandoned, clandestine PCP
laboratory in the canyon on the morning of August 2nd. This is the fourth
such lab found there this summer. It's estimated that five to six people
would have been needed to operate the equipment left behind, which could
have produced in excess of $1 million worth of PCP. The spill is larger
than its predecessors and covers about 60 square feet. DEA is the lead
agency on the cleanup, and will be assisted by the park. The park is
obtaining site detection equipment from FLETC to help in further
investigation of incidents. (Ernie Quintana, CR, SAMO, via SEAdog message
from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO).
FIRE ACTIVITY
1) FIRE SITUATION: Planning Level IV.
A memo was sent out from Director Ridenour to all regional directors
yesterday asking all offices "to reassess their need for qualified fire
personnel and make available those not essential to initial attack or
critical park operations...All regions are to expedite their mobilization
efforts in concert with their cooperators and in line with the standing
directives in the Fire Management Guidelines." The memo was faxed to all
regions yesterday afternoon; copies will be sent by CompuServe this morning.
As of yesterday evening, there were 852 crews and 2,477 overhead personnel
in the field; although 177 more crews were on order, only one was available
for assignment. Resource requests existed for another 427 overhead
personnel. Fourteen of 18 Type I teams were committed. The commitment of
NPS personnel increased considerably yesterday as transportation became
available and resource orders began to be filled. Eight entirely NPS crews
were transported to fires or staged at mobilization areas, and at least
eight, interagency crews with NPS personnel on them were assembled. This
increased the Service's commitment to 441 firefighters and 104 overhead (up
from 262 and 76, respectively, on Tuesday). Additional NPS crews and
overhead will be organized and committed today. Due to the hurricane watch
in the Gulf and Atlantic, crews and overhead from Everglades, Big Cypress,
Biscayne and other parks are not currently available.
2) FIRE SUMMARY
State Agency Area Fire Acres Contain
MT USFS Nez Perce NF Jnsn. Butte - T2 7,700 8/4
USFS Nez Perce NF Curren Creek - T1 6,150 None
BLM Miles City Forest - T2 820 8/3
BIA Crow Agency *Pryor Gap - T2 250 None
ID USFS Boise NF Lowman Comp. - T1:
Lowman 22,243 None
Iron Triangle 2,943 None
Gold Fork 689 None
USFS Boise NF Warm Lake Comp. - T1:
Dollar Creek 3,453 None
Bear Creek 2,875 None
Knox/Lunch 3,951 None
Horn Creek 1,950 None
Pid Creek 444 None
Camp Creek 151 None
Yellow Jacket 373 None
Spruce Creek 700 None
Needles 2,000 None
Foolhen 490 None
Eagle Nest 200 None
Riordan Lake 1,000 None
USFS Boise NF Idaho City Comp. - T2:
King Gulch 4,640 Yes
USFS Payette NF Partridge Comp. - T1:
Elk Meadows 500 None
Hazard 695 Yes
French Fry 165 None
Partridge 8,220 None
Goat 239 None
USFS Payette NF Steamboat Comp. - T1:
Wangdoodle 4,417 None
Zena 1,235 None
Steamboat 1,995 None
USFS Payette NF Game Creek 450 None
USFS Payette NF *Two Point 400 None
USFS Payette NF *Hand Creek 800 None
USFS Sawtooth NF McPhearson 1,930 8/10
USFS Salmon NF Powerline - T1 620 8/5
State - Fleming - T2 5,900 8/3
State - Eagle Nest 2,000 8/5
State - Spruce Creek 120 Yes
State - *Red Ridge - T2 191 Yes
OR USFS Malheur NF Glacier Comp. - T1:
Fire 115 7,844 8/4
Fire 96 386 8/4
USFS Wall.-Whit. NF Dooley Mt. - T1 18,700 8/5
USFS Wall.-Whit. NF Tanner Gulch Comp. - T1:
Tanner Gulch 4,700 None
Summit Lake 100 None
USFS Wall.-Whit. NF Enterprise Comp. - T1:
Canal - T2 23,350 None
Summit - T1 9,960 None
Lookout 1,200 None
USFS Wall.-Whit. NF Emmet Comp. - T2:
Sheep 4,520 None
Lily Pad 1,220 None
Baldy 480 None
Casey Springs 230 None
Emmet 380 None
USFS Wall.-Whit. NF Pine/Clear - T2 675 None
USFS Wall.-Whit. NF Monument Rk. - T2 12,000 8/4
CA USFS Cleveland NF Vail - T1 8,695 None
USFS Sierra NF Balch - T1 3,350 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) FIRE NARRATIVES
a) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE:
* There are no significant fires burning in the parks, but Big Bend is
reporting an as yet uncontrolled 50-acre, lightning-caused fire in
the park. There's also a 2200-acre prescribed fire burning within
prescription at Big Cypress. Only Glen Canyon is reporting extreme
fire danger, but very high fire dangers exist in Glacier, Lava Beds,
Pinnacles, Sequoia/Kings, Whiskeytown, Yosemite and Great Basin.
b) OTHER AGENCIES:
* Time constraints prohibit summarizing extensive existing fires.
4) FIRE ACTIVITY - 183 fires for 3,087 acres in last 24 hours.
5) ANALYSIS - Cooler temperatures and higher humidities have helped in
efforts to control fires in Oregon, and containment is now projected
by week's end for several of them. Afternoon winds and dry
conditions in central Idaho are hampering efforts there, with
sizeable acreage losses continuing. Mobilization and training of
military personnel is underway.
6) PROGNOSIS - No relief from current conditions is foreseen unless a
major change in the weather occurs.
(NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0530 MDT, 8/3/89).
TRANSMITTALS
Memorandum: "National Wildfire Mobilization, 1989", signed August 2nd by
Director Ridenour and faxed to all regional directors yesterday afternoon.
STAFF STATUS
All hands on board.
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
SEAdog: 1/650 (Phone:343-6014; BAUD:2400)