RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Wednesday, April 8, 1992

INCIDENTS

92-107 - Joshua Tree (California) - Drive-By Shooting

Two unidentified males in a red Ford Escort shot at a woman in a vehicle in
the park's Lost Horse area on April 4th.  The bullet, which came from a
small caliber handgun, did not hit her, but instead struck the vehicle's
left outside mirror and ricocheted into the door. A search for the
assailants was conducted, but was not successful.  [Paul Henry, CR, JOTR,
via CompuServe message from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO, 4/7]

92-108 - Joshua Tree (California) - Drug Arrests

Eight drug arrests were made in the park over the past weekend.  Three
individuals required medical attention after taking what they thought were
peyote buttons.  They were in error, however, and the unidentified substance
that they took knocked them unconscious immediately after ingestion.  One
individual fell on his face on a fire grate; he fractured his nose and lost
five teeth.  [Paul Henry, CR, JOTR, via CompuServe message from Herb Gercke,
RAD/WRO, 4/7]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady at PNR chief rangers' conference, Seattle, WA (4/8-4/10).

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Coffey and Sisto at MAR special
park uses course, Philadelphia, PA (4/7-4/9).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Norum and Gale on site visit to Canaveral, Gulf
Island and SICC (4/5-4/10); Broyles coordinating NPS/BLM video on fire
management in the NPS, Big Cypress and Everglades (4/6-4/10); Mattingly
attending to administrative matters for Alpine IHC, Hot Springs, SD, and at
RM area FMO meeting, Riverton, WY (4/6-4/8); Clark representing NPS at
prescribed burn for FWS, Bend, OR (4/8-4/10).

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