RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Tuesday, March 17, 1992

INCIDENTS

92-80 - Grand Canyon (Arizona) - Drug Arrests

On March 12th, rangers from the South Rim executed a search warrant and
arrested three concession employees as part of an on-going drug
investigation which began last year.  The employees were charged with both
possession and sales of a controlled substance, offering a controlled
substance for sale, and possession of drug paraphernalia.  A significant
amount of packaged crystal methamphetamine and marijuana was seized.  The
employees who were arrested had sold both drugs to a confidential informant
on numerous occasions over a two-month period.  Two of the three were
engaged in regular sales of controlled substances, and one has prior
convictions involving methamphetamines in San Bernadino, California. 
Enhanced penalties and prosecution on criminal enterprise charges will be
pursued.  All three were booked into the Coconino County jail in Flagstaff
pending appearance before the United States magistrate.  Ranger Keith Lober
was the case agent in the investigation.  Lober developed the confidential
informant from a case involving simple possession of marijuana.  [Steve
Bone, GRCA, via CompuServe message from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO, 3/16]

92-81 - Saguaro (Arizona) - Falling Fatality

Early on the afternoon of March 15th, rangers were notified that a hiker had
fallen and injured herself east of the Douglas Spring trail and about a mile
from the trailhead.  Rangers Littlefield and Ruthledge responded and found
the victim, T.T., 36, of Tucson, lying unconscious near the bottom
of a steep ravine in an area of very rugged, rain-soaked slopes.  Advance
life support measures were administered and she was evacuated to the
trailhead and transported to Tucson Medical Center.  T.T. failed to regain
consciousness, though, and was pronounced dead of head injuries the
following morning.  The evacuation was conducted jointly by the park and
Arizona Department of Public Safety.  The Pima County sheriff's office is
assisting in the investigation.  [Bryan Swift, SAGU, via CompuServe message
from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO, 3/16] 

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

1) Sharon Taylor of the Division of Wildlife and Vegetation met with
personnel from the Baltimore Aquarium's Marine Mammal Stranding Response
Team in February.  They discussed procedures employed by other agencies for
responding to strandings and collecting biological samples.  If your coastal
park deals with strandings (including species not listed as threatened or
endangered) and you're interested in developing a disease/parasite/
environmental toxin sampling program, contact Sharon at FTS/commercial 202-343-8101.
[Lissa Fox, Wildlife and Vegetation, WASO]

MEMORANDUM

"1992 Pay Plan for Emergency Firefighters - Personnel Management Bulletin
Number 92-25 (532)", signed on March 10th by Mario Fraire, Chief Personnel
Officer, WASO, and sent to all regional, center and WASO personnel officers. 
Transmits the pay plan for emergency firefighters for 1992 (effective
1/12/92), and asks that information be transmitted to all concerned field
units and regional fire management staffs.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady at Rocky Mountain chief rangers' conference, Denver,
CO (3/16-3/18) and OPM 20-year retirement meeting, Washington, DC (3/19).

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Martin at North Atlantic chief
rangers' conference, Newark, NJ (3/19-3/20); Marriott at Southwest border
drug conference, San Antonio, TX (3/17-3/24).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Farrel at meeting with Southern Area Fire
Equipment Research, Las Vegas, NV (3/18-3/21); Cook and Mattingly
instructing at Western Region office skills academy, Golden Gate, CA (3/18-3/28);
Norum on AL (3/15-3/20).

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