RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION MORNING REPORT Attention: Directorate Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC CC: RAD Information Net Day/date: Tuesday, June 11, 1991 *** NOTICE *** Due to the advent of the fire season, the morning report will be posted between 0815 and 0830 EDT until further notice. INCIDENTS 91-209 - Richmond (Virginia) - Serious Injury to Employee Pete Baril, the park's chief ranger, was seriously injured on the morning of June 7th when the patrol vehicle he was working on rolled over him, causing multiple broken ribs, a fractured clavicle and bruised lungs. The vehicle subsequently rolled into the woods and stopped after hitting a stump. Pete is currently in the trauma surgery intensive care unit at the Medical College of Virginia. Get well wishes can be sent to him at the following address: Room 4218A, Medical College of Virginia, Main Hospital, 401 North 12th Street, Richmond, VA 23219. [Leslie Winston, RICH, via Bob Reid, RAD/MARO, 6/10] 91-210 - Cape Hatteras (North Carolina) - Drowning E.S., 53, of Frisco, North Carolina, was wading in Pamlico Sound with a friend looking for soft crabs on the afternoon of June 9th when both inadvertently stepped into deep water. Although his companion was able to reach shore, E.S. drowned. Responding rangers initiated CPR, but were unable to revive him. [Telephone report from Steve Smith, RAD/SERO, 6/11] FIRE ACTIVITY 1) FIRE SITUATION 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) FIRE SUMMARY State Agency Area Fire 6/10 6/11 Status AK BLM Kobuk District B225 T2 1,500 1,500 None FWS Yukon Delta NWR *B242 3,500 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 3) ANALYSIS - Initial attack activity continues in Alaska. The weather there remains warm and dry. 4) PROGNOSIS - No resource shortages anticipated. [NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0555 MDT, 6/11] RESOURCE MANAGEMENT No reports today. STAFF STATUS Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled. Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Marriott and Schamp at critical incident stress review team meeting, Arlington, VA (6/11-6/14); Coffey on annual leave (6/13-6/14); Martin on annual leave (6/13-6/14); Halainen on annual leave (6/14) Branch of Fire & Aviation: Norum at meeting of NWCG prescribed fire and fire effects working team, Fairbanks, AK (6/9-6/15). 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) SEAdog: 1/650