RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date:  Monday, August 28, 1989

INCIDENTS

89-247 - Rocky Mountain (Colorado) - Hiking Fatality

Early on the morning of the 25th, hikers ascending the steep Granite Pass
Trail to Long's Peak found A.F., 52, of Streator, Illinois, lying
unconscious at the trail's edge. They began CPR on him while another member
of the party went for help. Rangers arrived with a local Flight-for-Life
helicopter shortly thereafter, but were unable to revive A.F.. He
apparently died of a heart attack. (Telephone report from John Chapman,
RAD/RMRO).

89-248 - Washington Circle (District of Columbia) - Hazardous Materials

On the afternoon of the 21st, NPS maintenance personnel discovered a large
quantity of medical waste, including drugs, chemical solvents and other
medical supplies, discarded around the grounds of the park at Washington
Circle. US Park Police officers investigated and summoned the D.C. Fire
Department's hazardous materials unit to the scene. The materials were
traced to a nearby office of the Group Health Association, and
representatives from that organization cleaned up the area. The park was
losed until 5 p.m. An investigation into the incident is underway.
(Telefax from Dave Blackburn, RAD/NCR).

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION: Planning Level II.

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency       Area                  Fire                Acres   Contain

*** No significant activity ***

3) FIRE ACTIVITY - 74 fires for 671 acres in last 24 hours.

4) ANALYSIS - Only minor fire activity occurring.

5) PROGNOSIS - No resource shortages anticipated.

(NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0530 MDT, 8/28/89).

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 1 - 5 - Rocky Mountain Chief Rangers' Conference, Wort Hotel,
Jackson, Wyoming.

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 NAT, 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 10 - 11 - Fourth Annual Wilderness Emergencies Conference, Los
Abrigados Resort, Sedona, Arizona. Topics include wilderness improvisation
and rescue, management of backcountry trauma, long term care of the injured,
environmental illnesses, and survival and medical equipment. The
registration fee is $75 ($135 for physicians). For further information,
contact Sharon Harbeck, R.N., Flagstaff Medical Center (602-779-3366,
extension 4185).

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.

(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

Hodapp on leave, Butts in Boise, Dabney en route to ARD/Operations
conference in Albuquerque. Andy Ringgold is acting chief, Ranger
Activities.

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
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