- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, August 20, 1990
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 1990
RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Monday, August 20, 1990
INCIDENTS
90-261 - Katmai (Alaska) - Bus Accident
A tour bus with 22 passengers on board travelling at about five miles per
hour rolled off the road in the valley of 10,000 Smokes on the 16th,
injuring six passengers. The bus rolled as many as three times before
coming to rest in a ravine. All passengers were transported to Camai Naknek
Medical Center. The six injured visitors were then taken to Anchorage for
treatment. One had a broken foot, one had a broken collar bone, two had
possible back injuries, and two had possible internal injuries. NPS
rangers, borough police, FWS and Air Force personnel, and local air charter
services and rescue squads all participated in the rescue. (Dave Nemeth,
KATM, via telefax from RAD/ARO, 8/17).
90-262 - Clara Barton Parkway (D.C./Maryland) - Fatality
Early on the morning of the 16th, the body of an unidentified male,
approximately 17 years old, was found in the parking lot of Lock #10. The
cause of death has not yet been determined, and an investigation is
underway. (Lt. P.L. Kramer, via telefax from Capt. Marvin Ellison,
RAD/NCRO, 8/17).
FIRE ACTIVITY
1) PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - IV
Two or more geographic areas experiencing incidents requiring Type I teams.
Competition exists for resources between geographic areas. At least 450
crews or nine Type I teams committed nationally.
2) NATIONAL OVERVIEW
About 15,000 firefighters remain committed to fires in Western states.
Favorable weather conditions continue to aid firefighters in suppression
efforts.
3) NATIONAL FIRE SUMMARY
State Agency Area Fire 8/17 8/19 Status
ID USFS Payette Wilderness Comp. - T2 6,860 7,486 None
OR USFS Malheur Snowsheep Comp. -
Sheep Mt. - T2 11,300 11,300 Yes
Snowshoe - T1 12,530 12,530 CN 8/19
AK NPS Denali A-148 46,050 46,050 MN
A-374 1,810 1,810 MN
A-255 23,800 23,800 MN
A-406 16,000 16,000 MN
A-413 6,010 6,010 MN
Wrang.-St. Elias *002042 - 436 CN 8/20
FWS Galena Zone A-204 150,000 150,000 None
BLM Southwest Area 004069 5,836 10,530 CN 8/22
004068 - T2 11,709 15,520 CN 8/22
004056 127,373 136,115 None
AK Tok Area 013021 - T1 96,070 97,300 CN 8/25
Galena Zone A-467 22,000 70,000 None
Alaska also has 30 fires unstaffed under modified suppression
strategy for a total of 1,307,979 acres and 47 fires under limited
suppression strategy for 989,092 acres.
NOTES:
- Fires - Asterisk indicates newly reported fire (on this
report). T1 and T2 indicate assigned Type I and Type II Teams.
- Status - The following abbreviations are employed:
* NR - No report received
* CN - Contained
* CL - Controlled
* MN - Being monitored
* None - No estimate of containment
* Yes - Fire has been contained
4) NPS NARRATIVES -
- Yosemite (California) -
* A-Rock Fire - The fire has been contained and should be fully under
control by Tuesday. Demobilization is underway.
* Steamboat Fire - The fire has been contained; it should be controlled
later today. Demobilization is progressing and mop-up is still
occurring in all divisions.
- Whiskeytown/Shasta/Trinity (California) -
* Hockey Fire - The 20-acre fire was started by lightning on the 18th
and has been contained. Just over 200 NPS and CDF personnel remain
committed along with a helicopter and three air tankers.
- Lava Beds (California) -
* Ross Fire - The fire has been contained and was turned back, over to
the park on the 19th. One NPS engine and crew remain committed.
The park reports high lightning activity from afternoon thunderstorms.
- Denali (Alaska) - As of yesterday, there were no changes in reported
acreages for park fires. The weather continues to be favorable -
temperatures are in the 60's and the humidity is above 50%.
- Wrangell-St. Elias (Alaska) -
* 002042 Fire - The fire doubled in size over the weekend. It should be
contained by 8 p.m. this evening. Some rain has occurred over the fire,
and forecasters are predicting continued light rain.
- Everglades (Florida) -
* Indian Camp Fire - This lightning-caused fire burned 770 acres and has
been contained.
* Slough Fire - The 80-acre, lightning-caused fire has been contained.
5) NATIONAL FIRE ACTIVITY - 139 fires for 40,239 acres in past 24 hours.
6) NPS FIRE DANGERS - The following parks reported high to extreme fire
danger yesterday:
High Very High Extreme
Grant-Kohrs Crater Lake Coulee Dam
Golden Gate Craters of the Moon Bighorn Canyon
Joshua Tree Scotts Bluff John Day Fossil Beds
Dinosaur Lassen Volcanic Noatak
Yosemite Cumberland Island Yukon-Charlie
Redwoods North Cascades
Denali
Indiana Dunes
Point Reyes
Gulf Islands
Olympic
Voyageurs
Wrangell-St. Elias
Everglades
Pinnacles
Sequoia/Kings
Whiskeytown
Lava Beds
Theodore Roosevelt
Isle Royale
Zion
Death Valley
Great Basin
7) NPS MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION -
Resource August 16 August 19
Firefighters 935 849
Monitors 13 4
Overhead personnel 200 196
Type I crews 2 0
Engines 14 11
Helicopters 4 5
8) ANALYSIS - Cooler temperatures, higher humidities and precipitation have
moderated fire danger in northern California, the Northwest, parts of
the Great Basin, the northern Rockies and Wyoming. Initial attack has
been successful on new fire starts.
9) PROGNOSIS - No significant activity or resource shortages are anticipated
over the next few days.
(CompuServe report from Diane Wisley and Kristy MacMillan, Branch of Fire,
Boise, 2100 MDT, 8/19; National Fire Information Center's "National Fire
News", 1200 MDT, 8/19; NICC Intelligence Section, Fire Management Situation
Report, 0530 MDT, 8/20).
CALENDAR
Asterisk (*) indicates new entry; plus (+) indicates revised entry.
Brackets at end of entry indicate source of information:
September 7 - 9 - Fundamentals of Search and Rescue, Lincroft, New Jersey.
NASAR training course. For further information, contact NASAR at 703-352-
1349. [NASAR]
September 7 - 9 - Fundamentals of Search and Rescue, Cleburne State Park,
TX. NASAR training course. For further information, contact NASAR at 703-
352-1349. [NASAR]
September 11 - 13 - EMS Coordinators' Training, Albright Training Center.
[Butch Farabee, RAD/WASO]
September 18 - 20 - "Challenges in the Conservation of Biological Resources:
Exploring New Tools for Managers, Planners, and Educators," Ithaca, NY. The
session will focus on the use of conservation biology, landscape ecology and
restoration ecology in resource management and planning at the state,
regional and local levels. Sponsored by USFWS, USES, American Fisheries
Society, Wildlife Management Institute, SUNY and Cornell University.
Contact CBR Symposium, 110 Fernow Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
14953-3001 (607-255-2115). [Kathy Jope, MARO]
October 4 - 7 - "Sustainable Cities: Symposium on Preserving and Restoring
Urban Biodiversity," Chicago, IL. Session topics will include biodiversity,
environmental education, urban reforestation, aquatic ecosystems, mitigation
of pollution, research, funding and management. Attendance is limited to
150 people. Sponsors include EPA and USES. Contact Dr. Rutherford Platt,
Dept. of Geology and Geography, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
01003 (413-545-2499). [Kathy Jope, MARD]
October 13 - 19 - "Natural Areas and Yosemite: Prospects for the Future",
Yosemite (10/13-14) and Sheraton Conference Center, Concord, CA (10/15-19).
Sponsored by The Natural Areas Association, Yosemite NP, and The Yosemite
Fund. Inquiries should be directed to Coordinator, NA/Yosemite Centennial
Symposium, GGNRA, Fort Mason Building 201, San Francisco, CA 94123 (415-556-
1009). [Jenness Coffey, RAD/WASO]
November 8 - 10 - "The Spanish Missionary Heritage of the United States",
Fountain Plaza Hotel, San Antonio, TX. For registration information, please
write to Quincentenary (Committee, San Antonio Missions NHP, 2202 Roosevelt
Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78210 or call either Racinda Meno or Dr. Art Gomez
at 512-229-5701.
* November 9 - 10 - Fifth Annual Wilderness Emergencies Conference, Sedona,
AZ. Sponsored by Flagstaff Medical Center. For more information, contact
Sharon Harbeck, RN, PreHospital Care Coordinator, Flagstaff Medical Center,
P.O. Box 1268, Flagstaff, AZ 86002 (602-779-3366, ext. 4185). [Flagstaff
Medical Center]
November 12 - 15 - "Resource Technology 90: Second International Symposium
on Advanced Technology in Natural Resource Management," Washington, D.C.
For more information, contact conference coordinator Janette Evans at 303.
226-1688. Harvey Fleet, NPS-GIS, DSC, is coordinating the "Parks and
Protected Areas" segment of the session. [Kathy Jope, RAD/MARO]
November 12 - 17 - Sixth (Conference on Research in the National Parks and
Equivalent Reserves, West in Paso Del Norte Hotel, El Paso, TX. Sponsored by
George Wright Society. For further information, call the 1990 Conference
(Committee at 415-556-1866. [George Wright Forum].
November 13 - 16 - "Agency and Inter-agency Response to Natural and
Technological Disasters", Sixth Annual Environmental Roundtable, Interlaken
Resort and Spa, Lake Geneva, WI. Sponsored by MWRD, DOT'S Office of
Environmental Affairs, USFS and EPA. For further information, contact John
Townsend, FTS 864-3475. [John Townsend, MWRO]
* November 13 - 15 - Fundamentals of Search and Rescue, Newington, CT.
Sponsored by NASAR. Call 703-352-1349 for further information. [NASAR]
November 27 - 30 - Annual regional recreation fee and reservation system
coordinator training, Department of Interior. Benefitting account pays
travel and per diem. Contact Wes Kreis, FTS 268-4205. [Wes Kreis, RAD/WASO]
December 10 - 14 - EMO meeting, location to be determined. [Doug Erskine,
FIRE]
(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
- Division Chief: No travel scheduled.
- Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Coffey on SL (8/20-8/24).
- Branch of Fire: Hurd on travel to Yosemite, Sequoia/Kings, Yellowstone
and Boise (8/20-8/24); Norum at meeting of steering committee for
wilderness fire management course, Portland, Oregon (8/20-8/23);
Len Dems and Sandy Rives from Shenandoah detailed to the Branch (WASO)
indefinitely; Diane Wisely detailed to the Branch (Boise) from PNRO
(8/6-8/24); Kristy MacMillan detailed to the Branch (Boise) from Buffalo
NSR (8/10-8/20).
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
CompuServe: WASO-RANGER (Branch of R&VP); WASO-FIRE-WO (Branch of Fire)
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