RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Monday, March 19, 1990

INCIDENTS

90-34 - Great Smokies (North Carolina/Tennessee) - Bomb

Just before 10 a.m. on the 15th, the park's roadside clean-up crew picked up
a canvas carry-all bag below one of the overlooks on the Gatlinburg - Pigeon
Forge Bypass. Before throwing it onto the truck, they looked inside to
determine the contents and found five sticks of dynamite, some fuse cord,
and a one-quart, unmarked paint can with unknown contents. Rangers were
called to the scene, the overlook was cordoned off, and the Knoxville PD
explosives unit was summoned to the scene. A member of that unit examined
the contents of the bag and determined that the explosive was gelcoate, a
type of dynamite that is somewhat more stable than older types because it
contains no nitroglycerine. The fuse was not connected to the explosives,
and no blasting caps were found. The paint can was blown open remotely
using explosive cord and was found to contain soil, fine gravel and other
debris. The bag also contained the empty paper wrappers for 19 other sticks
of gelcoate. The explosives were disposed of on-site by soaking them with
diesel fuel and burning them. No bomb threats of any kind were received in
the park, and there is no information available at this time on how the
material came to be there. Investigators are now trying to determine the
source of the explosives. (CompuServe message to RAD/WASO and RAD/SERO from
Bob Marriott, Acting CR, GRSM, 5 p.m. EST, 3/16/90).

OFFICE NOTES

1) Dick Martin EOD's in Ranger Activities today as the new chief of the
Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection.

2) The announcements for three positions in Ranger Activities have been
issued:

* Natural Resource Specialist, GS-401-12/13 - WPO-90-28 - Departmentwide.
Closes on April 9th.

* Fire Management Officer (Chief, Branch of Fire Management), GM-401-13/14 -
WPO-90-26 - Governmentwide - Closes on April 2nd. This position has been
determined by OPM to be covered under 5 USC 833 6(c) for enhanced
retirement benefits. Please note that service is creditable only if the
incumbent transfers from a primary covered position or another secondary
position under which they have been covered.

* Park Ranger	 (Drug and ARPA Enforcement), GS-025-12/13 - WPO-90-27-
Departmentwide - Closes on April 4th.

For copies of these announcements, contact WASO Personnel at FTS 343-4164 or
202-343-4164.

CALENDAR

Asterisks indicate new or revised entries. Brackets at end of entry
indicate source of information:

March 21 - 23 - National Capital Region Chief Rangers */Resource
Management Specialists' Conference, Harpers Ferry, WV. [Tony Sisto, NCRO]

March 26 - 27 - "Situational Leadership", Holiday Inn 1776, Williamsburg,
VA. Eight hours. Official NPS training, sponsored by ANPR. $30 for ANPR
members; $45 for non-members. Tuition must be received by March 9th by
Patti Dienna, 143 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Training
precedes ANPR Rendezvous, March 27 - 29, on "The Employee in the 1990*s:
Strategies for Success."

March 26 - 30 - Regional Uniform Coordinators' Meeting, Nashville, TN.

April 2 - 6 - ARPA Training, Marana, AZ. 40 hours. Funded by FLETC. [Jim
Loach, RAD/WASO]

April 2 - 6 - "Integrated Pest Management", National Emergency Training
Center, Emmitsburg, MD. Call Frank Buono at Albright (602-638-2691) for
further information. Applications must go through regional training
officers.

April 2 - 6 - Midwest Regional Chief Rangers' Conference, Coralville, IA.
Contact J.J. McLaughlin, FTS 864-3475 or 402-221-3475.

April 6 - 8 - Site Revegetation Workshop, McCloud Ranger District, Shasta
NF, CA. Sponsored by SCA. $275. For further information, contact Missi
Booth Goss, P.O. Box 31989, Seattle, WA 98103 (206-547-7380).

April 9 - 13 - Site Revegetation Workshop (see above).

April 9 - 13 - "Planning Beyond Park Boundaries", Tucson, AZ. Open to
superintendents or assistant superintendents or parks with significant
external issues, or planning professionals working with such parks. Call
Ann Baugh at Albright (602-638-2691) for further information. Applications
must go through regional training officers.

April 9 - 12 - "Bioeconomics and Trust Responsibilities", Annual Conference,
Native American Fish and Wildlife Society, Howard Johnson's, Rapid City, SD.
For further information, contact Ken Parr (605-226-7621, or FTS 782-7621).
[Bruce Bessken, BADL]

April 16 - 20 - "Wilderness Management for Managers", Albright EDC, AZ.
Open to regional wilderness coordinators and park superintendents, assistant
superintendents, chief rangers and chiefs of resource management. Call Dave
Karraker at Albright (602-638-2691) or Larry Belli at Chaco (505-988-6716)
for further information. Applications must go through regional training
officers.

April 17 - 19 - "Improving the Quality of Visitor Services through
Administration of the Concession Program", workshop, Holiday Embarcadero

Inn, San Diego, CA. Sponsored by WRO Division of Concession Program
Management. Along with the stated theme, participants will discuss the
Secretary's concession initiative. All WR concession specialists, analysts
and principal collateral duty staffers dealing with concessions should
attend. Region will fund the training; travel and per diem must be paid by
benefitting accounts. Contact Stephen Crabtree at FTS 556-5510 (415-556.
5510). [Herb Gercke, WRO]

April 23 - April 26 - "Firearms Immobilization Certification Training for
Animal Management", Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. Costs will be
charged to benefitting accounts. Call Frank Buono at Albright (602-638.
2691) for more information. Applications must go through regional training
officers.

April 23 - 27 - Timber Bridges Workshop, Prince William Forest Park, VA.
Sponsored by SCA. $400. For further information, contact Missi Booth Goss,
P.O. Box 31989, Seattle, WA 98103 (206-547-7380).

April 27 - 29 - Site Revegetation Workshop, North Cascades NP, WA.
Sponsored by SCA. $275. For further information, contact Missi Booth Goss,
P.O. Box 31989, Seattle, WA 98103 (206-547-7380).

April 30 - May 11 - "RX-90: Prescribed Fire for Burn Bosses", Chiricahua NM,
Willcox, AZ. Priority will be given to new fire management officers and
prescribed fire specialists who have not yet met new NPS prescribed fire
qualifications. The dates are one week later than previously listed.
Nominations should be sent to Chuck Scott, Saguaro NM (FTS 762-6680,
commercial 602-670-6680), by February 23rd. [Paul Broyles, Branch of Fire
Management].

May 7 - 11 - North Atlantic Regional Chief Rangers' Conference, Eastham, MA.
Contact Capt. Dale Dickerhoof (FTS 223-5077, 617-223-5077) for further
information. [Dennis Burnett, CACO].

May 8 - 10 - Water Rights Workshop, Fort Collins, CO. The workshop will
deal with NPS water rights issues for field managers and central office
personnel who are engaged in water rights filings and adjudications. Frank
Buono at Albright is the coordinator. Contact your regional training
officer for further information. [Ann Baugh, Albright].

*May 13 - 18 - DOI Annual Safety and Occupational Health Seminar, Delta
Court of Flags, Orlando, FL. Professional and collateral duty safety
personnel and managers are encouraged to attend. The registration deadline
is April 13th. Inquiries should be made to Bill Andrle, USGS, FTS 959-7556
(703-648-7556). [WASO Safety].

May 14 - 18 - Design for Parks, Cape Cod NS, MA. Ann Baugh at Albright is
the coordinator. Contact your regional training officer for further
information. [Ann Baugh, Albright].

May 21 - 25 - NPS Minerals Management, Denver, CO. Frank Buono at Albright
is the coordinator. Contact your regional training office for further
information. [Ann Baugh, Albright].

May 21 - 25 - AKPA Training, Saratoga NHB, Stillwater, NY. 40 hours.
Funded by FLETC. [Jim Loach, RAD/WASO]

May 28 - June 1 - International Symposium on the Biology of Deer,
Mississippi State, MS. Contact Robert D. Brown, Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries, P.O. Drawer LW, Mississippi State, MS 39762.

May 29 - June 1 - National Grazinglands Weed Management Conference, Holiday
Inn Central, Omaha, NE. Contact Jenness Coffey, FTS 343-6380.

(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

Dabney en route to Boise, Healy at NTBRS meeting in Williamsburg.


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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