RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                       MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Wednesday, June 20, 1990

INCIDENTS

90-143 - Biscayne (Florida) - ARPA Violation

While conducting routine inspections of archeologically significant
shipwreck sites on June 13th, rangers discovered that one of the wrecks,
that of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora del Populo had been looted. The
ship is thought to have sunk during a hurricane in 1733 along with numerous
other ships of a Spanish fleet. The site is well known to local divers, and
its location has been published. The primary disturbance to the site
appears to have been the destruction of a mound of ballast stones which were
removed to facilitate digging for artifacts in the sand below. At least
five pits were dug, and several timbers and ribs of the hull of the vessel
are now exposed. Although this site has been the subject of past commercial
salvage operations, the ballast pile was thought to be intact and
potentially covering and protecting valuable artifacts. Biscayne rangers
are pursuing the investigation with the assistance of the Unites States
Attorney's office in Miami. The park is planning to stabilize the site
after the investigation of the scene is completed. (Bob Panko, VPS, BISC,
via telefax from Capt. Steve Alscher, RAD/SERO, 6/17).

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness level I

No large fire activity nationally. Most geographic areas have
low to moderate fire danger. Little or no commitment of
national resources.

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency  Area  Fire  Acres  Status

FL     FL        State             Unnamed fire             24,000  MN

TX     NPS       Lake Meredith    *Big Canyon                  160  CL 6/30

NOTES:

- Fires - Asterisk indicates newly reported fire. T1 and T2 indicate
  assigned Type I and Type II Teams.
- 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.
- Agencies - All BLM areas are districts; CDF is California
  Department of Forestry.

3) FIRE ACTIVITY - Not available this morning.

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

       High                Very High                 Extreme

Mesa Verde               Bryce Canyon              Fort Union
Indiana Dunes            Colorado                  Lake Meredith
Bandelier                Scotts Bluff              Hawaii Volcanoes
El Malpais               Carlsbad Caverns          Chiricahua
Lava Beds                Guadalupe Mountains       Tonto
Sequoia/Kings            Padre Island              Casa Grande
                         Joshua Tree               Organ Pipe Cactus
                         Grand Canyon              Saguaro
                         Big Bend                  Chaco Culture
                                                   Aztec Ruins
                                                   El Morro
                                                   Salinas

5) ANALYSIS - Southwest Region reports numerous lightning starts
throughout northern Texas and northern New Mexico. Zone initial
attack resources have been exceeded in most zones, with some extended
attacks occurring. Competition for Type II overhead teams was
reported to be increasing, with same requests going outside Region
3 (R3). Resource shortages were expected in R3 late yesterday.

6) PROGNOSIS - Not available this morning.

(NPS National Wildland Fire Summary, 0430 MDT, 6/20/90; NIFCC Intelligence
Section, 1630 MDT, 6/19/90).

RESOURCE PROTECTION/MANAGEMENT

No reports received.

STAFF STATUS

- Division Chief: No scheduled travel.

- Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Martin on AL (6/17-6/20);
  Loach on AL (6/18-7/9); Healy on AL (6/17-6/22); Halainen at meeting
  of NWCG information working team (6/20-6/21).

- Branch of Fire: Broyles and Clark at S-490/590 steering committee meeting,
  Portland, OR (6/18-22); Gale at WRST, YUCH, GAAR, CAKR, BLEA and BLKL on
  fire program review (6/16-6/24); Norum on AL (6/18-22); Botti on AL
  (6/18-6/21).


Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

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