- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Tuesday, January 9, 1990
- Date: Tues, 9 Jan 1990
RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Tuesday, January 9, 1990
INCIDENTS
90-4 - Hawaii Volcanoes (Hawaii) - Assault on Ranger
On January 7th, ranger Ralph Cline stopped a 33-year-old Hawaiian man for
driving his vehicle off of the established roadway. During the ensuing scuffle,
he applied a choke hold on Cline while apparently attempting to get his gun,
causing Cline to lose consciousness. He then left the scene of the incident,
but was apprehended later and taken into custody. He will be arraigned in
Honolulu today and charged under 18 USC 111, assault on a law enforcement
office. (Jim Martin, CR, HAVO, via CompuServe report from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO,
5 p.m. EST, 1/8/90).
FIRE SITUATION
The NPS wildland fire situation report for the period from November 1st to
December 31st has been completed:
- Fire Danger:
ARO Low
MAR Low
MWR Low-High Very High: Homestead, Scott's Bluff NE,
Indiana Dunes IN
NCR Low
NAR Low
PNR Low
RMR Low
SER Low-High Very High: Everglades FL, Mammoth Cave KY,
Shiloh TN
Extreme: Kings Mountain NC, Natchez Trace MS
SWR Low-High Very High: Buffalo, Hot Springs AR,
Carlsbad Caverns NM
Extreme: Chickasaw OK, Lake Meredith TX
WRO Low-High Extreme: Hawaii Volcanoes HI, Santa Monica CA
- Wildfires:
Region Park # Fires # Acres
Mid Atlantic Shenandoah VA 1 185
Midwest Indiana Dunes IN 2 28
Ozark MO 1 70
Southeast Big Cypress FL 12 681
Chickamauga GA 1 2
Everglades FL 5 3
Great Smoky Mtns TN 1 0.1
Kennesaw Mtn GA 1 0.1
Natchez Trace MS 2 7
Southwest Buffalo AR 2 1,075
Hot Springs AR 1 2
Lake Meredith TX 2 2
Padre Island TX 1 3,500
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Total 32 5,555.2
- Prescribed Natural Fires:
No prescribed natural fires were conducted.
- Prescribed Burns:
Midwest Indiana Dunes IN 1 30
Southeast Big Cypress FL 1 + 1 carry-over 700
Everglades FL 1 3,000
Western Sequoia-Kings Cany CA 3 carry-over 175
Yosemite CA 1 carry-over 0
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8 3,905
- National Situation:
The year ended with an assortment of arson and hunter-caused fires in the
Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions. At Shenandoah, the arson-caused
Madison Run Fire required four crews and an interagency overhead team to
suppress.
South Florida reported that 1989 was the driest since 1961, with some
areas in 80 to 100 year drought cycles. Weather through the fall
continued to be unseasonably warm and dry, and water levels in some
sections were 1.5 feet below normal. Extensive frost kill of native
plants at the year's end increased fire danger in south Florida even more.
Park firefighters continued to respond to mutual aid requests late into
the fall. At Everglades, personnel and equipment helped the state
suppress a 760-acre fire right on the park boundary in an area about to
be transferred to the park. Firefighters at Lava Beds ware dispatched
to a fire on the Modoc NF, and firefighters at Chickasaw responded to
mutual aid requests. Overhead from Great Smokies, Kennesaw Mountain,
Martin Luther King, and Natchez Trace filled dispatch, supervisory
dispatch, crew boss, and mixmaster positions for Hurricane Hugo disaster
response and regional fire support.
At Hawaii Volcanoes, numerous small fires were ignited, monitored, and
overtaken by lava as a major eruption continued. The park was pleased to
report a daily increase in park size as roughly 650,000 cubic meters of
lava per day was surfacing.
- Fire Occurrence, Year-To-Date:
Fire Type # Fires # Acres
Wildfires 775 166,894
Natural Outs 110 1,847
Prescribed Natural Fires 0 ---
Prescribed Burns 137 48,828
False Alarms 87 ---
Mutual Aid by NPS 224 57,209
Support Actions 678 ---
(Prepared by Judi Zuckert, BFM/Boise).
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)