RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                       MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Wednesday, January 24, 1990

INCIDENTS

90-9 - Sequoia-Kings Canyon (California) - Follow-up on Search

The search for the missing Cessna 172 which disappeared from radar over the
park on the 13th continued throughout the past weekend with contract and
Lemoore Naval Air Station helicopters and Civil Air Patrol aircraft. A grid
search of probable crash sites is in the process of being completed.
Occasional, extremely weak ELT signals are being detected, but no fixes have
yet been made on them. (Doug Morris, CR, SEKI, via CompuServe report from
Herb Gercke, RADAJRO, 10:30 a.m. EST, 1/23/90).

90-16 - Yellowstone (Wyoming) - Oil Spill

On January 22nd, park employees were removing a leaky oil tank from the
ground near some residences in the lower Mammoth housing area when the tank
broke apart and spilled 300 to 400 gallons of oil. Ground water in the area
was affected. The park has been skimming the oil with a pump, and Wyoming
authorities have been notified. The state may send in a recovery team to
assist the park in removing the oil. (Terry Danforth, Emergency Services
Coordinator, YELL, via telefax report from Jim Reilly, RAD/RMRO, 2 p.m. EST,
1/23/90).

STAFF STATUS

Dabney in Switzerland all week at meeting with Swiss travel organizations,
Coffey at Team Resources training session in Williamsburg all week, Loach at
meeting all morning. Wes Kreis 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)