RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Friday, September 14, 1990

INCIDENTS

90-307 - Carlsbad Caverns (New Mexico) - Successful Rescue

On September 7th, 72-year-old E.H. of Sun Lakes, Arizona, was in
Devil's Den when he became extremely tired and began experiencing knee
problems. Ranger Dale Smith helped E.H. to a bench, where he collapsed.
After approximately two minutes, E.H. stopped breathing and his pulse
could not be detected. Smith began CPR with the assistance of Ranger Lisa
Gonzales. After several cycles, E.H. started breathing again and his
pulse returned. He was evacuated and transported to a nearby hospital,
where he is reported to be doing well. (Felix Hernandez, CR, CACA, via
CompuServe message from RAD/SWRO, 9/13).

90-308 - Glacier (Montana) - Climbing Fatality

When concession employee B.M., 21, of New Providence, New Jersey,
failed to show up for work at the St. Mary Lodge on the morning of the 8th,
park rangers began a search for him. B.M.'s car was soon located at
Logan Pass, and it was learned that he had intended to make a solo climb of
either Mt. Gould or the Bishop's Cap. A ground search of the area was
conducted, and a helicopter was called in to provide assistance. Early in
the afternoon, B.M.'s body was spotted by the helicopter crew above the
Garden Wall on the north side of Bishop's Cap. It appears that he fell at
least 100 feet. B.M. was an avid climber who had climbed many peaks in
the park, including most of those surrounding Logan Pass. He had also
attended an orientation session in June in which climbing hazards had been
discussed by park personnel. Although he was carrying a small day pack with
water, food and a rain jacket, he was not prepared to camp overnight and did
not have climbing equipment. B.M. had not registered his intended climb
with park personnel. (Telefax from Amy Vanderbilt, PIO, GLAC, 9/9).

90-309 - Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Maryland) - MVA with Fatality

Just before 7 a.m. on the 8th, J.M., 19, of Washington, D.C., was
killed when his car crossed the roadway and struck a tree near the Route 50
split. Investigation revealed that J.M. was travelling at a high rate of
speed at the time of the accident. (Telefax from Capt. Marvin Ellison,
RAD/NCRO, 9/10).

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                     9/13      9/14  Status

WA     BIA       Colville Res.      Silver Creek II - T2        720       720  Yes

CA     USFS      Stanislaus NF     *Cottonwood - T2               -       800  None

ID     USFS      Idaho Pan. NF      Clinton Creek               162       162  Yes

MT     USFS      Custer NF          Bluebore                    175       175  Yes
       BLM       Miles City Dist.  *Ridge - T2                    -     5,900  None

SD     USFS      Black Hills NF     Swedland - T1             1,000     6,913  None

GA     FWS       Okefenokee NWR     Shorts - T2               2,620     2,620  None

FL     USFS      Florida NF         Bull                        321       321  CN 9/14

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) NATIONAL FIRE ACTIVITY - 121 fires for 6,563 acres in past 24 hours.

4) NPS FIRE NARRATIVES -

- Yosemite (California) - Firefighters have been committed to initial
attack on a number of man-caused fires. The total acreages have been
determined for the A-Rock Fire - 6,490 acres in the park, 11,610 acres
in the Stanislaus National Forest.

- Sequoia/Kings Canyon (California) - The Avalanche 1 Fire has now burned
about 3,000 total acres, but no further increases are expected.

5) NPS FIRE DANGERS (9/13) -

       High                Very High                 Extreme

Bighorn Canyon            Bryce Canyon          Hawaii Volcanoes
Channel Islands           Cumberland Island     Joshua Tree
El Malpais                Pinnacles             Theodore Roosevelt
Everglades                Sequoia/Kings
Golden Gate               Wind Cave
Guadalupe Mountains       Yosemite
Lassen Volcanic           Zion
Lava Beds
Point Reyes
Great Basin
Santa Monica
Voyageurs
Whiskeytown
Yellowstone

6)  NPS MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION -

  Resource                   9/12          9/13

Firefighters                   63           88
Monitors                        0            0
Overhead personnel             28           45
Type I crews                    0            1
Engines                         7            9
Helicopters                     5            4

7) ANALYSIS - Fires are currently burning in south Dakota, Montana,
Colorado, southern Georgia, Florida and California. Fire dangers are
ranging from high to extreme in many locations throughout the West.

8) PROGNOSIS - Fire activity is expected to continue as long as hot,
dry and windy conditions continue.

(CompuServe message from Marla Mino, Branch of Fire, Boise, 1500 MDT, 9/13;
NICC Intelligence Section, Fire Management Situation Report, 0530 MDT,
9/14).

STAFF STATUS

- Division Chief: No travel scheduled.

- Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Coffey on SL	 (9/10-9/14); Kreis
  on lieu day (9/14).

- Branch of Fire: Marla Mino on detail to Branch from Big Cypress
  (9/10-9/24).


Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities