RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date:  Thursday, August 31, 1989

                *** SPECIAL NOTICE ***

There will be no morning report tomorrow. Morning reports will resume on
Tuesday, September 5th.

INCIDENTS

89-256 - Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Maryland) - Bridge Collapse

A bridge under construction over the Baltimore-Washington Parkway collapsed
at about 7:45 this morning. As of this moment, US Park Police units,
including Eagle 2, are responding to the scene. At least three construction
workers on the overpass were injured! responding officers are not yet able
to say how many commuter vehicles are caught under the wreckage of the
bridge. (Report based on USPP radio traffic).

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION: Planning Level II.

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency       Area                  Fire                Acres   Contain

CA     USFS/    Mendocino NF/
        CDF     Lake Napa RU             *Cook                  782     8/30

CO     BLM      Grand Junction           *Horseshoe             300     8/30

3) FIRE ACTIVITY - 31 fires for 402 acres in last 24 hours.

4) ANALYSIS - Fire dangers in California and Nevada continue to climb.

5) PROGNOSIS - Low fire activity expected. No resource shortages
anticipated.

(NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0530 MDT, 8/31/89).

STAFF STATUS
Hodapp on leave. Butts in Boise, Dabney at 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
CompuServe: WASO-RANGER
SEAdog:     1/650 (Phone:343-6014; BAUD:2400)