RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                       MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date: Monday, October 15, 1990

INCIDENTS

90-361 - Lake Mead (Nevada/Arizona) - Sinking of NPS Boat

On October 10th, the Boulder Beach District's 24-foot Skipjack sank at its
moorings at the government dock in 20 feet of water for unknown reasons.
The boat was raised to its gunnels, but sank again before being stabilized.
The park estimates the cost of commercial salvage and repair at $17,000.
The boat was scheduled for replacement two years ago. (Bud Inman, LAME, via
CompuServe message from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO, 10/10).

90-362 - Glen Canyon (Arizona/Utah) - Concession Boating Accident

Shortly after dark on October 5th, an 18-foot runabout owned by ARA Leisure
Services struck the lighted breakwater at the Bullfrog Marina. The
operator, J.H., and his passengers, J.D. and R.W.,
all employees of ARA, sustained head and chest injuries. Park
medics and several doctors who were attending a Dive Alert Network (DAN)
seminar extricated the victims and brought them to the Bullfrog Clinic by
NPS boat and ambulance. A St. Mary's Air Life helicopter then transported
them to a hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, while waiting for the
helicopter, J.W. became unstable, and ceased breathing on several
occasions. Additional IV therapy corrected the problem. Alcohol was a
contributing factor in the accident. (CompuServe message from Larry Clark,
CR, GLCA, 10/11).

90-363 - Yellowstone (Wyoming) - Poaching Convictions

On September 12th, M.J.L., 24, and S.C., 28, both of
West Yellowstone, Montana, plead guilty to 16 USC 26 charges brought against
them for killing two elk in the park en the morning of the 11th. They were
each fined $500, sentenced to 90 days in jail, and placed on three years
probation. The jail time was suspended on the condition that they pay the
fines and not enter the park for three years. M.J.L. and S.C. also
forfeited a rifle, compound bow, and other equipment used to kill and dress
the animals. Investigation into the incident began when a Montana road
maintenance crewman found the head and front quarters of a bull elk at a
trailhead in the northwest part of the park early on the morning of the
11th. Following the receipt of a tip from a concerned citizen and
additional investigation, rangers, a Montana game warden and local police
officers obtained and executed a search warrant for M.J.L. and S.C.'s
residence and vehicle. The hind Quarters were found in a car M.J.L. had
rented on the 10th; other evidence linking them to the poaching was found in
the residence. (CompuServe message from Dan Shelly, CR, YELL, 10/12).

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No reports today.

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - II

2) NATIONAL FLEE SUMMARY

State  Agency      Area             Fire                    10/12       10/15  Status

OR     USFS      Siskiyou NF       Chrome                   1,896       2,171  CN 10/18

MT     USFS      Gallatin NF       Iron Mtn. - T2           3,400       3,400  None

GA     USFWS     Okefenokee NWR    Shorts - T2             20,773      20,773  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) ANALYSIS - Fire activity remained low over the weekend.

4) PROGNOSIS - The potential exists for initial attack activity in
California, southern Nevada and the Southeast.

(NICC Intelligence Section, Fire Management Sit Report, 0530 MDT, 10/15).

CALENDAR

Asterisk (*) indicates new entry; plus (+) indicates revised entry.
Brackets at end of entry indicate source of information:
October 19 - 21 - Fundamentals of Search and Rescue, Manhattan, KS.

Sponsored by NASAR. Call 703-352-1349 for further information. [NASAR]
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]
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, DOT'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]

November 30 - December 2 - Managing the Search Function, Charleston, WV.
Sponsored by NASAR. Call 703-352-1349 for further information. [NASAR]

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 7 - 9 - Managing the Search Function, Lincroft, NJ. Sponsored by
NASAR. Call 703-352-1349 for further information. [NASAR]

+ December 10 - 14 - FMO Workshop, Stouffer Madison Hotel, Seattle, WA. The
session begins at 8 a.m. on Monday and concludes at noon on Friday. All
regional and park full-time FMO's and regional and park full-time clerks
should attend. For more information, contact Doug Erskine at the Branch of
Fire (208-334-1055 or FTS 554-1055). [Rick Gale, FIRE]

December 10 - 14 - Archeological Resource Protection, FLETC, Glynco, GA.
For application procedures, contact your regional training office. [Carole
Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]

* December 17 - 18 - Karst Research Conference, Mammoth Cave NP, Kentucky.
The park's water quality monitoring program will be presented and discussed,
and presentations on current karst research will be made by outside
researchers. For further information, contact Superintendent, Mammoth Cave
NP, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, ATTN: Division of Science and Resource
Management (502-758-2251). [George Gregory, MACA]

* January 22 - Helicopter Operation Specialist and Pilot Workshop, Anaheim,
CA. Tentative. Sponsored by OAS. Please contact Butch Farabee at FTS 268-
4188 for further information. [Butch Farabee, RAD/WASO]

(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 on AL (10/15-10/19).

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

- Branch of Fire: Hurd in Marana, Arizona (10/15-10/19).


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
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