RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Thursday, May 14, 1992

INCIDENTS

92-115 - Cabrillo (California) - Follow-up on Special Event

The park continues to experience over-capacity crowds comprised of people
who have come to Cabrillo to view the America's cup races in nearby Pacific
waters.  Parking areas were filled to capacity last Saturday, Sunday and
Tuesday.  An estimated 7,000 persons visited Cabrillo on Saturday and
another 8,000 came on Sunday; the park was closed to incoming traffic for
short periods each day because of the crowds.  There are 40 Coast Guard and
auxiliary vessels involved with the race itself.  Air traffic over the site
includes 11 helicopters filming or otherwise working the event, three
blimps, and two fixed-wing aircraft towing banners.  Additional park rangers
have been supplied by Santa Monica Mountains, and park staff is working
overtime on lieu days.  CalTrans and San Diego police are also assisting. 
[cc:Mail message from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO, 5/13]

92-154 - Denali (Alaska) - Follow-up on Bear Poaching Incident

D.T., 50, of Wasilla, Alaska, was indicted by a federal grand
jury in Anchorage on May 12th for violations of the Lacey Act and for
possession of illegally taken game in Denali NP, both misdemeanors. 
D.T. has admitted that he killed a grizzly bear, but asserts that he
committed no crime because the USGS map he used did not show the park
boundary, which was established in 1980.  Arraignment is scheduled to take
place next week. [cc:Mail message from John Quinley, RAD/ARO, 5/13]

92-187 - Denali (Alaska) - Follow-up on Rescue 

An Alaska National Guard Pavehawk rescue helicopter picked up 25-year-old
Korean mountain climber S.W.-S. from the 7,000-foot base camp on Mount
McKinley at 6:45 a.m. yesterday morning.  S.W.-S. had sustained severe head
injuries in a 900-foot fall while rappelling on McKinley's south face and
had been unconscious since the accident occurred on May 11th.  Bad weather -
zero visibility and five feet of snow in 24 hours - had prevented earlier
evacuation efforts.  During that time, Woo-Song was attended by two doctors
from other climbing expeditions.  [cc:Mail message from John Quinley,
RAD/ARO, 5/13]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level 1

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency     Area            Fire               5/12    5/13    Status

 MT    BLM     Miles City        Regrass              680     680    CND

 MN    State   State             Deer River Comp.     260     260    CND    
                                 Vermillion Comp.   9,000   7,400    CND    

 MI    USFS    Mississippi NF   *Railroad Creek         -     220    CND

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
  CL - Controlled              MN - Being monitored
  CS - Confinement strategy    NEC - No estimate of containment
  CN (date) - Expected date    CND - Contained
     of containment

3) ANALYSIS - Containment targets have been met on fires in Minnesota with
the help of cooler weather conditions.
   
5) PROGNOSIS - No resource shortages anticipated.

[NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0542 MDT, 5/13]  

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady at regional chief rangers' meeting, Alexandria, VA
(5/12-45/13).

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection:  Martin and most of branch staff
(intermittently) at regional chief rangers' meeting, Alexandria, VA (5/12-5/13);
Schamp at semi-automatic weapons test, FLETC, Glynco, GA (5/11-5/22).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Hurd and Erskine at regional chief rangers'
meeting, Alexandria, VA (5/11-5/15); Farrel at regional safety managers'
meeting (5/14-5/15); Norum at National Fire Danger Advisory Group meeting,
Kansas City, KS (5/11-5/15); Mattingly coordinating Alpine IHC season start-up,
WICA, Hot Springs, SD (5/7-5/20); Cook on IHC detail to Sequoia-Kings
Canyon for remainder of summer.

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

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            Branch of F&A (WASO) - WASO-FIRE-WO

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