RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                       MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Friday, September 7, 1990

INCIDENTS

No new incident reports this morning.

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - II

One geographic area experiencing high fire danger. Numerous Class A, B, and
C fires occurring and a potential exists for escapes to larger (project)
fires. Minimal mobilization of resources from other geographic areas
occurring. The potential exists for mobilizing additional resources from
other geographic areas.

2) NATIONAL FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency      Area             Fire                    9/6         9/7  Status

MT     USFS      Kootenai NF      *Miller Creek - T2          -         120+ None

GA     FWS       Okefenokee NWR    Shorts                 1,800+      1,650  None

FL     NPS       Everglades NP    *Pumpsite                   -         450  CN 9/7

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      * MS - Modified suppression strategy
  * CN - Contained               * MN - Being monitored
  * CL - Controlled              * None - No estimate of containment
  * CS - Confinement strategy    * Yes - Fire has been contained

3) NPS NARPATIVES -

- Everglades (Florida) -

* Pumpsite Fire - The fire is located just over a mile north of park
headquarters, but is not considered to be a threat because it is
burning away from that area and because Taylor Slough runs between the
fire and the headquarters1 buildings. Three firefighters and an engine
are currently committed, and another helicopter will be brought in for
recon purposes today.

4) NATIONAL FIRE ACTIVITY - 143 fires for 489 acres in past 24 hours.

5) NPS FIRE DANGERS -

       High                Very High                 Extreme

Zion                      Indiana Dunes             ** None **
Golden Gate               Scotts Bluff
Chickasaw                 Lava Beds
Point Reyes               Theodore Roosevelt
Voyageurs                 Natchez Trace
Redwoods                  Yosemite
Everglades                Pinnacles
Lassen                    Volcanic Dinosaur
Hawaii Volcanoes
Sequoia/Kings
Santa Monica

6) NPS MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION -

  Resource         September 5     September 6

Firefighters             113             56
Monitors                   0              0
Overhead personnel        27             21
Type I crews               0              0
Engines                    7              7
Helicopters                5              5

7) ANALYSIS - Fire activity has moderated throughout the United States.
Fire dangers remain high to very high in many areas of the West.

8) PROGNOSIS - Only minor fire activity is expected.

(Telefax report from Beth Gale, Branch of Fire, Boise, 1500 MDT, 9/6; NICC
Intelligence Section, Fire Management Situation Report, 0530 MDT, 9/7).

STAFF STATUS

- Division Chief: No travel scheduled.

- Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Coffey on SL (9/4-9/7); Kreis
  on lieu day (9/7).

- Branch of Fire: Hurd in Boise (9/5-9/7); Beth Gale on detail to Branch
  from Shenandoah (8/27-9/7).