RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

Attention: Directorate
           Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
           Ranger Activities Division Information Network

Day/Date:  Wednesday, March 11, 1992

INCIDENTS

92-75 - Big Bend (Texas) - Employee Death

Kenneth B. Grisgby, 38, was killed in a one-car accident on the evening of
Sunday, March 8th, just outside the park near Study Butte on Highway 118. 
He was the only person in the vehicle.  Grisgby was the park's trails
foreman and had been at Big Bend since 1987.  He also worked as a park
ranger at the Harte Ranch and in the Chisos Basin.  Grisgby was an Army
veteran and had worked seasonally at a number of other NPS areas, including
Lake Meredith, Hot Springs, Crater Lake, Coulee Dam, Death Valley, Curecanti
and Guadalupe Mountains.  Superintendent Rob Arnberger had this to say about
him: "Ken Grisgby was an outstanding trails foreman.  He looked at trail
work with an artist's eye.  He contoured trails to take advantage of special
features and vistas.  In his trail work, he found a balance among function,
resource protection and aesthetic values.  He had a great love for his work
and the Big Bend country."  Grisgby is survived by his mother, sister, two
brothers and a grandmother.  Funeral services will be held today in Dumas,
Texas.  [Telefax from Hallie Locklear, RAD/SWRO, 3/10]

92-76 - Grand Canyon (Arizona) - Burglary Arrests

Ranger Chris Pergiel was called to investigate a reported theft of $110 at
the Grand Canyon school on February 18th.  Pergiel followed-up numerous
leads, connected the theft with another open case, and eventually determined
that seven burglaries had occurred in the school over a three-day period and
that a total of $3,300 in cash and property had been stolen.  Pergiel and
ranger Steve Stockdale worked with school personnel and parents to identify
two juvenile suspects, one 15 years old and the other 16 years old.  Both
cooperated with the rangers, and approximately $3,100 in property and 74
items of evidence were recovered.  The investigators determined that the
suspects had obtained keys in an initial burglary that gave them access to
the entire school.  The pair used two-way radios and dressed in black to
avoid detection.  Each was arrested, charged with seven counts of third
degree burglary, and taken to the Coconino County juvenile facility. 
[Dispatch, GRCA, via CompuServe message from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO, 3/10]

92-77 - Jean Lafitte (Louisiana) - Oil Spill

The park reports a small offshore oil spill from a privately-owned ship
which beached at Jones Point.  The spill consists of about 200 gallons of
light grade fuel oil.  The Coast Guard is currently on scene and is
employing a boom to clean up the oil.  There are no reports of any impacts
to park resources.  [CompuServe message from Hallie Locklear, RAD/SWRO,
3/10]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

1) Parks should continue their efforts to report incidents to Ranger
Activities for dissemination through the morning report.  Particular
attention should be made to drug and ARPA incident reports.  The information
taken from them adds to a data base that can be used when efforts are made
to seek funding for those two programs.  [Bob Marriott, RAD/WASO]

MEMORANDUM

"New Monthly Drug Report Procedures", signed March 10th by the Associate
Director, Operations, and sent to all regional directors.  Outlines a new
drug activity reporting procedure which reduces the amount of paper required
for the monthly report.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady at joint SWR/MWR chief rangers' conference, Las Vegas,
NV (3/9-3/10).

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Martin at joint SWR/MWR chief
rangers' conference, Las Vegas, NV (3/9-3/10); Lee at same conference (3/9-3/13);
Coffey at joint natural resource/cultural resource meeting, Cape Cod
NS, MA (3/10-3/11).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Botti on annual leave (2/24-3/13).

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

Telephone:  Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-4874/6039 or 202-208-4874/6039
            Branch of F&A (WASO) - FTS 268-5572/5573 or 202-208-5572/5573

Telefax:    Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-6756 or 202-208-6756
            Branch of F&A (WASO) - FTS 268-5977 or 202-208-5977

CompuServe: Branch of R&VP - WASO-RANGER
            Branch of F&A (WASO) - WASO-FIRE-WO

SEAdog:     Branch of R&VP - 1/650
            Branch of F&A (WASO) - 1/655