- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, September 10, 1990
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 1990
RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Monday, September 10, 1990
INCIDENTS
No new incidents reported 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 9/7 9/9 Status
OR NPS Crater Lake NP *Sharp Peak - 150 Yes
ID ID State *Shafer Butte - 125 CN 9/9
*Cottonwood - 125 CN 9/9
MT USFS Kootenai NF Miller Creek - T2 120+ 85 Yes
NV BLM Elko District *Skull Creek - 300 Yes
GA FWS Okefenokee NWR Shorts - T2 1,650 2,300 None
FL NPS Everglades NP Pumpsite 450 500 Yes
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 NARRATIVES -
- Everglades (Florida) - The Pumpsite Fire has been contained.
- Crater Lake (Oregon) - The Sharp Peak Fire was started by a lightning
strike and has been contained.
4) NATIONAL FIRE ACTIVITY - 255 fires for 2,268 acres in 24-hour period
ending yesterday morning.
5) NPS FIRE DANGERS (9/8)-
High Very High Extreme
Zion Hawaii Volcanoes ** None **
Golden Gate Scotts Bluff
Chickasaw Sequoia/Kings
Point Reyes Theodore Roosevelt
Redwoods Natchez Trace
Everglades Yosemite
Lassen Volcanic
Lava Beds
Channel Islands
Santa Monica
Voyageurs
Great Basin
6) NPS MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION -
Resource 9/6 9/8
Firefighters 56 38
Monitors 0 1
Overhead personnel 21 27
Type I crews 0 0
Engines 7 7
Helicopters 5 5
7) ANALYSIS - Warmer temperatures and lightning activity have increased the
fire activity in the Great Basin, Nevada and the Northwest. Very high
to extreme fire indices are being reported in California, Nevada and
eastern Montana.
8) PROGNOSIS - Fire activity is expected to continue in the Great Basin
and Southeast.
(Telefax report from Beth Gale, Branch of Fire, Boise, 1500 MDT, 9/9; NICC
Intelligence Section, Fire Management Situation Report, 0530 MDT, 9/9).
CALENDAR
Asterisk (*) indicates new entry; plus (+) indicates revised entry.
Brackets at end of entry indicate source of information:
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, USFS, 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 USFS. Contact Dr. Rutherford Platt,
Dept. of Geology and Geography, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
01003 (413-545-2499). [Kathy Jope, MARO]
* October 5 - 7 - STAR Incident Commander, Las Vegas SAR Training Facility,
Las Vegas, NV. Training course (24 hours long) designed for personnel who
are responsible for managing SAR incidents in districts or parks and held in
conjunction with Association of National Park Rangers' Rendezvous. The
tuition will be $150; a check, purchase order of SF 182 should be sent to
Debbie Gorman, Box 307, Gansevoort, NY 12831. For further information, call
Paul Anderson at 703-999-2243 x 200. [Bill Wade, SHEN]
* October 12 - 13 - Emergency Response Team Leader Workshop, Showboat Hotel,
Las Vegas, NV. Training course (12 hours long) designed to move
participants from emergency response team skills to leadership of response
teams. Held in conjunction with Association of National Park Rangers'
Rendezvous. The tuition will be $30; a check should be sent to Debbie
Gorman, Box 307, Gansevoort, NY 12831. For further information, call Paul
Anderson at 703-999-2243 x 200. [Bill Wade, SHEN]
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]
* October 22 - 26 - Fish Passageways and Diversion Structures, Portland, OR.
US Fish and Wildlife Service course. $230 tuition. Call Mike Coffey at FTS
343-8135 for further information. [Mike Coffey, WASO]
October 4 - December 18 - Basic Law Enforcement for Land Management
Agencies, FLETC, Glynco, GA. For application procedures, contact your
regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLFTC]
October 10 - December 21 - Basic Law Enforcement for Land Management
Agencies, FLETC, Glynco, GA. For application procedures, contact your
regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
October 15 - October 19 - Archeological Resource Protection, FLETC, Glynco,
GA. For application procedures, contact your regional training office.
[Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
November 5 - 9 - Law Enforcement for Managers, FLETC, Glynco, GA. For
application procedures, contact your regional training office. [Carole
Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
* November 5 - 8 - Intermediate Fish Health, Leetown, WV. US Fish and
Wildlife Service course. $230 tuition. Call Mike Coffey at FTS 343-8135
for further information. [Mike Coffey, WASO]
* November 5 - 9 - Fish Genetics and Broodstock Management, Wellsboro, PA.
US Fish and Wildlife Service course. $230 tuition. Call Mike Coffey at FTS
343-8135 for further information. [Mike Coffey, 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, Westin 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 MWRO, DOI's Office of
Environmental Affairs (Chicago), USFS (Region 9) and EPA (Region 5). 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 3 - 7 - Fish Tracking Techniques, Panama City, FL. US Fish and
Wildlife Service course. $230 tuition. Call Mike Coffey at FTS 343-8135
for further information. [Mike Coffey, WASO]
December 10 - 14 - FMD meeting, location to be determined. [Doug Erskine,
FIRE]
December 10 - December 14 - Archeological Resource Protection, FLETC,
Glynco, GA. For application procedures, contact your regional training
office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
(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: Dabney at ARD meeting, Cape Cod (9/10-9/12).
- Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Halainen at R&R Uniforms in
Nashville (9/10-9/13); Coffey on SL (9/10-9/14); Farabee at EMS course
at Albright (9/10-9/12).
- Branch of Fire: Gale at meeting on interagency cost-sharing agreement
(9/11-9/13); Beth Gale on detail to Branch from Shenandoah (8/27-9/10);
Marla Mino on detail to Branch from Big Cypress (9/10-9/24).
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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