RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                       MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Wednesday, May 30, 1990

                         *** NOTICE ***

The Secretary and Director have authorized the lowering of flags to half
staff in all NPS areas through sunset today in tribute to Gulf Islands
National Seashore Ranger Robert L. McGhee, Jr. 50, who was killed in the
line of duty on May 26th. All regions were notified of this yesterday at
noon EDT. The only exception is that lowerings in NCR will be limited to
those flags flying at administrative buildings.

INCIDENTS

99-109 - Gulf Islands (Mississippi/Florida) - Follow-up on National Park
Service Ranger Killed in Line of Duty

The funeral for Ranger Robert McGhee will be held today at 1 p.m. at the
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Porter Avenue in Ocean Springs,
Mississippi. Rangers and NPS representatives from throughout SERO and from
all regions and WASO will be attending. The uniform will be Class A summer
dress. Questions about the funeral should be directed to the Ranger
Activities Division in SERO at FTS 841-3527 or 404-331-3527. (Cards may be
sent to his wife, Linda, at 2700 English Drive, Ocean Springs, Mississippi
39564. Donations may be made in his name to the Employee and Alumni
Association, P.O. Box 1490, Falls Church, VA 22041.

99-110 - Nez Perce (Idaho) - Assault

On the afternoon of the 27th, T.C., 19, and T.S., 22, both of
Lafayette, Indiana, were hitchhiking along U.S. Highway 95 near the park.
The pair were picked up by J.D., 28, of Wapato, Washington, and
J.H., 26, of Lapiui, Idaho. When the truck headed toward Spalding
instead of in the direction that T.C. and T.S. were headed, the two became
worried. One jumped from the moving pickup truck as it slowed, and the
other got out when it stepped. J.H. got out of the truck, pointed an empty
gun at the two hitchhikers and pulled the trigger. T.C. and T.S. then ran
over a hill into the park and toward the visitor center. J.D. and J.H.
were waiting for them at the center and attempted to run them down with the
truck. Rangers and the county sheriff arrived and arrested J.D..
Charges against J.H. are pending. Neither T.C. nor T.S. were physically
harmed. (Jan Dick, NEPE, via (CompuServe message from Mark Forbes, RAD/PNRO,
9 a.m. EDT, 5/29/90).

99-111 - Fire Island (New York) - Burglary

Early on the evening of the 28th, park rangers and Suffolk County detectives
responded to an intruder alarm from the 260-year-old William Floyd Manor,
and arrested 26-year-old A.L. of Mastic Beach as he was leaving
the building with historical documents which had been on display in the
manor. The artifacts were said to be of irreplaceable historical
significance. A.L., an unemployed ironworker, was charged with
burglary and was to be arraigned in court on Tuesday. (United Press news
story, 5/29/90).

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness level II

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency      Area             Fire                    Acres  Status

AK     AK        State land        Teklanika - T2           15,700  CN 5/31
       AK        State land       *A019                        500  None

NOTES:

- Fires - Asterisk indicates newly reported fire.
- Status - Containment/control dates are estimates; CN means
  contain, CL means control, MN means the fire is being
  monitored; "none" means no estimate; "yes" means the fire has been
  contained.

3) FIRE NARRATIVES

a) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE:

- N/A

b) OTHER AGENCIES:

- Teklanika (Alaska) - The fire continues to exhibit extreme fire behavior.
Commercial white spruce forest and homes are threatened.

- A019 (Alaska) - The fire is burning near the Eureka mining area. Seven
crews have been committed.

4) FIRE ACTIVITY - 106 fires for 9,440 acres reported in the past 24 hours.

5) FIRE DANGERS - The following parks are experiencing high to extreme fire
danger this morning:

       High                Very High                 Extreme

Indiana Dunes            Scouts Bluff            Cumberland Island
Padre Island             Big Bend                Carlsbad Caverns
Hawaii Volcanoes         Guadalupe Mountains     Canyon de Chelly
Saguaro                  Fort Davis              Hubbell Trading Post
                         El Morro                Navajo
                         Sunset Crater           Chiricahua
                         Wupatki
                         El Malpais

6) ANALYSIS - Fire activity in Alaska is increasing due to recent lightning
activity. Fire dangers in the Southwest have dropped considerably with
recent precipitation and cooler temperatures. National parks report the
following:

* Cumberland Island - The park is at MC 5.	 Drying trend in the park
is expected to continue for another few days.

* Big Bend - A lightning storm on the evening of the 24th caused 12
ignitions in the Dead Horse Mountains, but rain subsequently
extinguished 11 of them. The Stuart Fire was being monitored.

* Lassen - The Arrowhead hotshot crew completed hazard reduction work
in the park and has returned to Sequoia.

7) PROGNOSIS - A smoke jumper booster crew has been ordered for Alaska. Fire
activity in Alaska is expected to increase with forecasted thunderstorms.

(NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0530 MDT, 5/30/90; NPS National Wildland Fire
Summary, 0430 MDT, 5/30/90).

OFFICE NOTES

1) Wes Henry has been selected as Steve Hodapp's successor as resource
management specialist in the Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection
within Ranger Activities. He will EOD on June 17th. His responsibilities
will include wilderness management, aircraft overflights and other resource-
related matters. Wes currently works in the WASO Branch of Budget
Formulation, where he is responsible for cultural and natural resource
programs and issues, and is also participating in an international
assignment working on carrying capacity and visitor impact studies with
Kenya Wildlife Services. He has a masters in resource planning and
conservation from the University of Michigan and a doctorate in resource
planning and recreation from Colorado State University. Prior to joining
the NPS six years ago, Wes worked in various resource management capacities
with BLM's Division of Recreation, Cultural and Wilderness Programs.

STAFF STAIUS

- Division Chief: Dabney at funeral for Robert MoGhee in Ocean Springs,
  Mississippi (5/30).

- Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Farabee at NASAR conference in
  Phoenix (5/27-5/31).

- Branch of Fire: Erskine at MAC Group steering committee meeting in Olympic
  (5/30-6/2).


Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

Telephone:  FTS 268-4874/6039 or 202-208-4874/6039
Telefax:    FTS 268-5977 or 202-208-5977
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