RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date:  Monday, September 11, 1989

INCIDENTS

89-265 - Yosemite (California) - Hiker Found

On August 23rd, J.H. of Cheshire, England, began a hike from Yosemite
Valley into the Sierra Nevadas along Sunrise and Cloud's Rest trails. After
reaching the summit line, he began descending the east slope, lost the
trail, then slipped and fell down a ravine and broke his leg. Despite
severe pain in his upper right leg, J.H. was able to get into his sleeping
bag. Over the ensuing days, he shouted for help, but his cries were not
heard. He also made several unsuccessful attempts to ascend the ravine to
the trail above. Although he ran out of food after a couple of days, J.H.
was able to get water from a nearby stream. On September 7th, J.H. spent
seven hours crawling up the ravine and finally gained the trail, where he
was found by hikers who gave him some candy bars, then went to a ranger
station for help. Rangers hiked in to the area that evening and directed a
helicopter crew to the spot on the following morning. J.H. is being
treated for his injuries, but is reported, to be in excellent shape.
(Associated Press, 9/8/89).

89-266 - Buffalo River (Arkansas) - Assist on Marijuana. Search

On September 7th, rangers joined personnel from the Forest Service, Arkansas
State Police, Arkansas Game and Fish Department and the local sheriff's
department in a combined effort to locate marijuana plots on park, forest
and private lands in Searcy County. Due to the rough terrain and limited
access, rangers and county officers searched on horseback, while the state
police employed a helicopter with an aerial spotter. No plants were found
in the park, but approximately 2,000 plants were found and destroyed on
seven plots on private lands adjacent to the park. (CompuServe message from
BUFF).

89-267 - Mound City Group (Ohio) - Serious Injury

At 5 p.m. on the 6th, a patient at a Veteran's Administration hospital
immediately adjacent to Mound City ran into the park while being chased by
VA officers. The man pulled a knife from his pocket, stated that he'd
rather be dead than go back to the hospital, then cut himself twice across
the right side of his neck before being caught and stopped by the officers.
He was taken to a nearby medical center, where he was treated and released,
before being returned to the hospital. (CompuServe message from RAD/MWRO).

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION: Planning Level II.

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency       Area                  Fire                Acres   Contain

CO     USFS     White River NF            Lenado                115     Yes

UT     USFS     Wasatch/
                 Cache NF                 Causey - T2           640     Yes

CA     USFS     Plumas NF                 Layman - T1          4,945    Yes
       CDF      Tuolumne/
                 Calaveras RU             Tuttletown Comp.       200+   Yes

3) FIRE ACTIVITY - 92 fires for 373 acres in last 24 hours.

4) ANALYSIS - Fire activity has decreased, but the potential remains
very high in southern California.

5) PROGNOSIS - No resource shortages anticipated.

(NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0530 MDT, 9/11/89).

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 11 - 13 - International Symposium on the Columbus Quincentennial,
Santa Fe, NM. Jointly sponsored, by the NPS and. the University of New
Mexico. Announced as an NPS training opportunity. Further information can-
be obtained, from the Spanish Colonial Research Center (FTS 474-8743 or
commerical 505-766-8743).

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 23 - 26 - Interagency Workshop on Managing Vertebrate Fossils on
Federal Lands, Albuquerque, NM. Contact Dr. Milford Fletcher, FTS 476-6870.

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).

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 6 - 9 - Employee Development Officers' Workshop, FLETC, Glynco,
Georgia.

November 6 - 8 - Regional Fire Coordinators' Meeting, Denver, Colorado
(tentative). Key topics will include FY 90 FIPJ3PRO financial management, FY
90 recruitment, rewriting NPS-18 and an FMO orientation session for the
spring of 1990.

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 13 - 17 - Law Enforcement for Managers, training session, FLETC,
Georgia. Rescheduled from October 30 - November 3. 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 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

Ringgold and Dabney in training, Hodapp en route to wilderness conference,
Healy on SL, Butts in Boise.

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Telephone:  FTS 343-4874/6039 or 202-343-4874/6039
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