RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Wednesday, October 3, 1990

INCIDENTS

90-111 - Fire Island (New York) - Follow-up on Burglary

On May 28th, rangers Richard Stavdal and Thomas Lobkowicz responded to an
intrusion alarm at the William Floyd Estate and apprehended 26-year-old
A.L. as he was leaving the building. The ensuing investigation
revealed that A.L. had forcefully broken through six doors within the
building and had tossed around the furnishings and other contents within
many rooms. A.L. had no artifacts in his possession at the time of the
arrest, probably due to his awareness of the presence of the two rangers. A
cache of artifacts was found in one room, however, suggesting that A.L.
had consolidated his stolen goods with the intent of carrying them out of
the building. On September 27th, a Suffolk County grand jury indicted
A.L. on third-degree burglary charges. At this time, it is unclear
whether he will request a jury trial or plead guilty. The four CFR charges
lodged against A.L. - tampering, preservation of cultural resources,
trespassing and vandalism - were dropped by the U.S. Attorney in favor of
local charges which carry a stiffer penalty. (Telefax from Richard Stavdal,
FIIS, 9/24).

90-351 - Cuyahoga Valley (Ohio) - Serious Injury

The Circus Flora, a group which depicts an 1880's travelling circus, was
putting on a performance at the Hale Farm on September 30th when G.Z.,
24, fell approximately 25 feet from a trapeze to the ground below.
An off-duty NPS ranger who is also an Ohio paramedic joined two doctors in
providing immediate aid to G.Z.. He was transferred to a hospital, where
he remains in intensive care in a semi-comatose condition with hematoma of
the brain and broken ribs; he says that he has some movement and feeling in
his extremities. G.Z. was apparently trying to reach a helium-filled
balloon lodged against the circus tent's ceiling by swinging from his
trapeze when he fell. Circus Flora was at the park under the auspices of
the Hale Farm, Cuyahoga Valley Association and Cuyahoga Valley Railroad.
(Brian McHugh, CUVA, via telefax from John Townsend, RAD/MWRO, 10/1).

90-352 - Yellowstone (Wyoming) - Poaching Incident

On September 15th, ranger Tarn Betts contacted hunters K.M. and D.F.,
both of Jackson, Wyoming, in their camp in Fox Park just outside
of Yellowstone's south boundary. The hunters said that they routinely
hunted elk near the boundary, and that they were after a trophy animal.
Betts again checked their camp the following morning and found a large six
by six elk rack and an elk cape. K.M. and D.F. said that they had
shot this elk south of the park and were planning to return later to the
kill site and remove the carcass. On that same day, ranger Bob Jackson
began following horse tracks in a bear closure area; on the 18th, Jackson
found a bull elk carcass about two miles north of the park's southern
boundary. The antlers, cape and ivories had been removed, but the rest of
the animal had been left at the kill site. Jackson later found a .270
cartridge case at the scene and a .270 slug in the carcass. Betts and
Jackson interviewed other hunters and developed sufficient probable cause to
obtain search warrants for the two hunters' residences in Jackson. US Fish
and Wildlife Service agents and Wyoming game wardens joined rangers in
executing the warrants on the evening of the 28th and recovered a .270 rifle
and other incriminating evidence. The antlers and cape were seized from a
taxidermist in Sheridan. The state crime lab identified the cartridge found
at the scene as having been fired by the rifle seized at K.M.'s house.
Charges will be filed by the US Attorney in Cheyenne, and the horses, rifles
and vehicles may be forfeited under 16 USC 26. (CompuServe message from Dan
Sholly, CR, YELL, 10/2).

90-353 - Yellowstone (Wyoming) - Poaching Incident

Rangers Steve Niles and John Beaver were patrolling in an isolated
backcountry area near the park's east boundary on October 1st when they
heard shots from inside the park. About an hour later, they saw three men
with six horses inside the park heading toward the boundary. A quartered
elk and a six by six rack were packed on one of the animals. The men -
G., J. and M.M., all of Gilette, Wyoming - admitted that
they knew they were inside the park, and showed the rangers where they had
killed the animal. After quartering the elk and removing the antlers and
skull plate, they had buried the remainder of the carcass and were en route
to their vehicles, which were parked in Sunlight Basin. Upon instructions
from an Assistant US Attorney in Cheyenne, the six horses, tack and weapons
were seized. Charges will be filed and the horses, weapons and vehicles may
be forfeited. (CompuServe message from Dan Sholly, CR, YELL, 10/2).

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No reports today.

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                    10/2       10/3  Status

ID     USFS        NF             *Green - T2                  -        150+ None

GA     USFWS      Okefenokee NWR   Shorts - T1            11,100     11,150  None

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 - 71 fires for 337 acres in past 24 hours.

4) ANALYSIS - Cool and windy weather has replaced hot, dry air in the
Northwest. Fire activity remains low.

5) PROGNOSIS - Human-caused may increase as the hunting season progresses.

(NICC Intelligence Section, Fire Management Sit Report, 0530 MDT, 10/3).

STAFF STATUS

- Division Chief: No travel scheduled.

- Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: No travel scheduled.

- Branch of Fire: No travel scheduled.


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