RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date:  Monday, August 7, 1989

INCIDENTS

89-201 - Colonial - Follow-up on Injuries to Bicyclists

On July 30th, a car driven by M.K. struck and seriously injured
bicyclists C. and D.W. on Colonial Parkway. C.W.
remains in intensive care, but her condition has been reduced from critical
to serious; she suffers from over 20 fractures and lacerations. D.W.
has been transferred out of ICU; he has head injuries, but his
condition is improving. M.K. has been charged with careless driving.
(Dick Young, COLO, via CompuServe message from Ginny Paci, RAD/MARO).

89-208 - Buffalo River - Marijuana Eradication

On August 3rd and 4th, a marijuana eradication task force comprised of park
rangers, Searcy County sheriff's deputies, Arkansas State Police, Game and
Fish Commission officers, and Forest Service and DEA agents began a search
for plants in the vicinity of the park. Upon discovering a plot a mile and
a half from the park boundary, the task force focused their search on the
Middle River - Woolum area. As of the 4th, they had found 26 separate plots
and destroyed a total of 2,677 plants, 43 of which were in the park. A
large percentage of the plants are of the sensimilla variety and have an
estimated value of approximately $3 million. Eradication efforts are
continuing. (CompuServe message from Phil Young, RAD/SWRO).

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION: Planning Level IV.

As of yesterday evening, the NPS had 778 firefighters and 176 overhead
personnel committed to fires, with another 258 firefighters and 112 overhead
personnel available at their home stations. NIFCC is preparing to mobilize
two more Army battalions, and will be seeking about 60 strike team leaders
for Army crews. The NPS has identified 23 possible team leaders who may be
available for this assignment.

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency       Area                  Fire                Acres   Contain

MT     USFS     Nez Perce NF              Curren Creek - T1   6,475     8/9
       BIA      Crow Agency               Pryor Gap - T2      3,074     Yes

ID     USFS     Boise NF                  Lowman Comp. - T1: 42,007
                                           Lowman                 -     None
                                           Iron Triangle          -     None
                                           Gold Fork              -     None
       USFS     Boise NF                  Warm Lake Comp. - T1:
                                           Bear Creek         5,950     None
                                           Lunch              7,299     None
                                           Horn Creek         2,746     None
                                           Yellow Jacket      1,320     8/6
       USFS     Boise NF                  Riordan Lake - T2   2,250     8/17
       USFS     Payette NF                Foolhen Comp. - T2:
                                            Needles           4,000     None
                                            Spruce Creek        708     8/8
                                            Dollar            9,000     None
       USFS     Payette NF                Partridge Comp. - T1:
                                            Elk Meadows         707     None
                                            French Fry          165     None
                                            Partridge         8,327     None
                                            Goat                239     None
       USFS     Payette NF                Steamboat Comp. - T1:
                                            Wangdoodle        4,980     None
                                            Zena              1,835     None
                                            Steamboat         1,850     None
       USFS     Payette NF                Game Creek            546     None
       USFS     Payette NF                Two Point             771     None
       USFS     Payette NF                Hand Creek            450     None
       USFS     Payette NF               *Vinegar Hill          589     None

UT     State        -                    *Chalk Creek         1,700     8/7

NM     NPS      Carlsbad Cavern           Yucca Mouth           350     Yes

TX     NPS      Big Bend                  Hannold               484     Yes

OR     USFS     Wall.-Whit. NF            Tanner Gulch Comp. - T1:
                                            Tanner Gulch      4,700     None
                                            Summit Lake         100     8/5
       USFS     Wall.-Whit. NF            Enterprise Comp. - T1:
                                            Canal - T2       23,350     8/7
                                            Summit - T1       6,995     8/15
                                            Lookout             650     8/7
       USFS     Wall.-Whit. NF            Emmet  Comp. - T2:
                                            Sheep             5,811     None
                                            Lily Pad          1,472     None
                                            Baldy             1,401     None
                                            Casey Springs       122     None
                                            Emmet             1,286     None
       USFS     Wall.-Whit. NF            Pine/Clear - T2     1,000     8/7
       USFS     Wall.-Whit. NF            Monument Rk. - T2  12,000     8/7

CA     USFS     Cleveland NF              Vail - T1          15,100     8/7
       USFS     Sierra NF                 Balch - T1          7,000     None

FL     NPS      Everglades               *Westlake            1,000     Yes

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:

* Big Bend:

The Hannold fire was 90 percent contained by the evening of the 4th,
and has been controlled. It was manned by park and AD (casual)
firefighters.

* Carlsbad Caverns:

The Yucca Mouth fire was manned by both NPS firefighters and inter.
agency crews. The former were bussed back to the park from a staging
area in Albuquerque, where they were preparing to leave to fight other
Western fires. The fire was reported as controlled over the weekend.
Crews have been demobilized and reassigned to other fires.

b) OTHER AGENCIES:

* Boise NF:

There was little change in the perimeters of the Lowman Complex fires.
The strategy on the Warm Lake Complex is to protect structures and gain
control on the upper end of the Bear Creek and Horn fires. The Lunch
fire is moving toward the Horn fire and the two are expected to merge.
Eighth Infantry crews are working on fires in this complex.

* Payette NF:

The Foolhen and Needles fires have burned together and are expected
to merge with the Dollar Creek fire. Numerous spot fires have
been reported in Forest Service plantations near the Needles fire.
The Whangdoodle fire in the Steamboat Complex was very active with
significant spotting due to a thunderstorm with strong winds. The
fire is still a threat to the community of Warren and residents are
being discouraged from returning. The Steamboat fire was also very
active on its east flank, and crews had to be pulled into safety zones.
This fire is also threatening Warren.

* Sierra NF:

A major burnout operation has been begun on the Balch fire, with only
marginal success due to weather and fuel conditions.

4) FIRE ACTIVITY - 119 fires for 2,100 acres in last 24 hours.

5) ANALYSIS - New ignitions resulting from dry lightning in Oregon
are placing an increased demand on initial attack resources. RED
FIAG WATCHES AND WARNINGS have been issued for dry thunderstorms
with gusty winds for Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

6) PROGNOSIS - Fire activity and resource competition is expected to
increase due to thunderstorms throughout portions of California,
Nevada, Oregon, the Great Basin and the Northern Rockies.

(NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0530 MDT, 8/7/89; supplemental information on
NPS fires from Rich Bryant and Jan Wobbenhorst, BFM/Boise).

CALENDAR

Asterisks indicate new or revised entries:

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 12 - 14 - Interpretive Survey Committee Meeting, Lowell NHP,
Lowell, Massachusetts. Meeting to analyze the results of the survey of
field interpreters and make recommendations to the Director.

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).

September 25 - 29 - Interpretive Skills II, Tower Mountain Lodge, Hancock,
Massachusetts. Sponsored and taught by NARO Interpretive Skills Team. This
course meets the second half of the 80-hour interpretive skills training
recommended for permanent interpreters. Contact David Day, NARO, Division
of Interpretation (617-223-5073).

October 16 - 20 - Southwest Regional Chief Rangers' Workshop, Hot Springs,
Arkansas.

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, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, Post Office Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036 (615-574.
7329).

*October 30 - November 3 - Law Enforcement for Managers, training session,
FLETC, Georgia. The course is targeted at the management level and is
intended to familiarize participants with recent changes in Federal law, NPS
authority and jurisdiction, policy and guidelines, and civil liability.
Contact Bill Supernaugh (FTS 230-2246 or 912-267-2246).

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)

November 7 -9 - "Symposium on the Interpretation of Literary and Visual
Arts Sites", Concord, Massachusetts. Sponsored by NARO Interpretive Skills
Team. The symposium will examine the relationship between the creative
process, writers and artists and their works, and the physical resources
through which they are interpreted. Contact David Day, NARO, Division of
Interpretation (617-223-5073).

November 28 - 30 - Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program (SLETP)
Curriculum Conference, FLETC, Georgia. School coordinators will meet with
NPS staff to review curriculum in light of NPS-9 revisions and Servicewide
needs. Field input and suggestions welcome. Contact Bill Supernaugh (FTS
230-2246 or 912-267-2246).

November 28 - 30 - "Interpretation of Critical Resource Issues", Sheraton
Ocean Park Inn, Eastham, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the NARO Interpretive
Skills Team. The workshop will focus on the issues and techniques involved
in the interpretation of critical cultural and natural resource management
issues. Contact David Day, NARO, Division of Interpretation (617-223-5073).

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

STAFF STATUS

Dabney on AL, Kreis on SL. Andy Ringgold is acting chief of Ranger Activities.

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