RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Monday, June 22, 1992

INCIDENTS

92-291 - Yosemite (California) - Illegal Tour Bus Operation

On June 16th, M.B., travel agent and leader of a bus tour with 40
Czechoslovakian citizens, was cited for operating a commercial bus in the
park without PUC or ICC authority.  This is the same group that attempted to
use falsely purchased Golden Eagle Passes to enter Devils Tower and Badlands
earlier this month (Morning Report, 6/11/92).  M.B. entered a plea of
guilty to the charge the following day; as part of a plea agreement, he
agreed to terminate all future business in the United States, cancel future
tours, and pay refunds to those already paid.  He must also show proof of a
contract with an authorized bus company to transport his passengers from
Yosemite back to New York, and is prohibited from operating the MCI bus with
Mass license 11946 with passengers on board.  M.B.'s business
associates - K.L., B.A. and R.H. - are aware
of the terms of this agreement and the conditions of probation.  M.B. has
contacted Green Tortoise to transport passengers back to New York.  Note:
All commercial tour buses must have ICC authority, which requires a minimum
of $5 million insurance, and the ICC number must be displayed on the side of
the vehicle.  For further information, contact Scott Connelly, the park's
legal officer, at 209-372-0243.  [Scott Connelly, YOSE, 6/19]

92-292 - Independence (Philadelphia) - Rally and Live Radio Broadcast

Howard Stern of the Howard Stern Show, a top morning radio program in
Philadelphia and many other Eastern cities, conducted a rally and live
broadcast from the Judge Lewis Quadrangle on June 19th to celebrate the
divorce of John Debella, a local radio personality and Stern's chief
competitor for the Philadelphia market.  Stern had invited listeners to his
show to write songs about Debella's impending divorce, then sing selected
ones live from his show on the quadrangle, which is located just across the
street from the radio station where Debella works.  Stern is one of the
self-professed leaders of "raunch" radio, and his show lived up to that
billing - scantily clad dancers, obscene gestures and related activities
were plentiful.  The park did not want to grant a permit for the event, but
felt that there were no grounds for denying it.  The permit was issued to
Infinity Broadcasting Corporation and to WYSP, a local radio station.  An
alcohol ban was enforced, and several coolers of alcoholic beverages were
confiscated.  Many others with alcohol disposed of same before entering the
area.  Two arrests were made for trespassing after several individuals
climbed to the roofs of the arcades surrounding the quadrangle and refused
to come down.  Both were cited and released.  A total of about 2,000 people
attended the event; most of them were between 20 and 30 years old. 
Philadelphia police officers assisted rangers with crowd control.  [Bob
Byrne, CR, INDE, 6/19]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level I

2) FIRE SUMMARY


        *** The NIFCC report is not available this morning ***

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            DM - Demob in progress

3) NIFCC FIRE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS -

* No reports.

4) NPS FIRE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS - 

* Sequoia/Kings Canyon - The Arrowhead hotshot crew was released from the
  Prairie Fire on the Angeles NF during the weekend.

* Yosemite - Six fires were confirmed in suppression areas within the park
  Saturday as a result of thunderstorms which passed over the park.  All
  have been staffed.  Additional smoke reports were received yesterday,
  and more new ignitions were expected during the day.

[NPS Wildland Fire Summary, 6/22]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

CALENDAR

Calendar appears in the morning report every other Monday.  If you know of a
conference, meeting or training session with Servicewide interest and
implications, please provide the specifics to Bill Halainen in Ranger
Activities.  Entries are listed no earlier than four months before the
event.  An asterisk (*) indicates a new entry; a plus (+) indicates a
revised entry - subsequent comments explain the revision.  Brackets at end
of entry indicate source of information:

June 29 - July 3 - Desert Survival Training and Exercises, Organ Pipe
Cactus, AZ.  Training is for those persons working in arid environments
and/or isolated areas, or those who provide EMS/SAR under these conditions. 
Must be in good physical condition.  For information, contact Aniceto Olais,
CR, ORPI, at 602-387-7661.  [Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO]

July 21 - 23 - Introduction to Satellite Navigation in Resource Management,
Lubrecht Experimental Forest Satellite Navigation Field Evaluation Facility,
University of Montana, Missoula, MT.  For further information, contact the
Center for Continuing Education, University of Montana, at 406-243-4623. 
[Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]

August 9 - 14 - Fourth Annual Conference of the Society for Ecological
Restoration, Waterloo, Ontario.  Themes will include park and forest
management, regional landscape planning, environmental education and
community-based restorations.  Guided field trips are planned to restoration
sites.  For further information, contact Nik Lopoukhine, Natural Resources
Branch, Environment Canada, 10 Wellington Street, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H3
(819-997-4900). [Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]

* August 16 - 21 - Managerial Grid: Phase I, Tampa, FL.  Sponsored by
Southeast Regional Office and ANPR.  Sixty-hour seminar on problem-solving
techniques for resolving managerial dilemmas.  Open to managers, supervisors
and staff specialists at all levels and in all occupational series.  For
further information, contact either Bill Wade at Shenandoah NP (703-999-3400)
or Norma Patten, Employee Development, SERO (404-331-4881).  [Bill
Wade, SHEN]

September 13 - 17 - Fourth International Wetlands Conference, Columbus, OH. 
The conference will emphasize the global extent and role of wetlands and new
and traditional approaches to wetland restoration and monitoring.  For more
information, contact W.J. Mitsch, School of Natural Resources, Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH 43210 (Fax:614-292-7162).  [Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]

September 14 - 18 - "Teaching with Historic Places", training course,
Montpelier, VA.  Participants will use existing lesson plans as models to
create lesson plans based on historic resources in their parks.  Montpelier
is a National Trust property.  The application deadline is July 1st.  For
additional information, contact Beth Boland of the National Register staff
at 202-343-9545.  [Marilyn Harper, WASO]

September 21 - 25 - "Teaching with Historic Places", training course,
Waterford, VA.  Participants will use existing lesson plans as models to
create lesson plans based on historic resources in their parks.  Waterford
is a NHL district.  The application deadline is July 1st.  For additional
information, contact Beth Boland of the National Register staff at
202-343-9545.  [Marilyn Harper, WASO]

Fall (dates TBA) - Workshop on neotropical migratory birds, Estes Park, CO. 
The Neotropical Migratory Bird Program ("Partners in Flight") is developing
a workshop for this fall on a variety of topics pertinent to management,
research and conservation of neotropical migratory birds.  To receive a
workshop brochure, write Dr. Tom Martin, Arkansas Cooperative Fish and
Wildlife Research Unit, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. 
[Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]

September 15 - 17 - Introduction to Satellite Navigation in Resource
Management, Lubrecht Experimental Forest Satellite Navigation Field
Evaluation Facility, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.  For further
information, contact the Center for Continuing Education, University of
Montana, at 406-243-4623.  [Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]

October 5 - 9 - "Ecology and Management of Larix Forests: A Look Ahead",
Grouse Mountain Lodge, MT.  Registration will be limited.  This
international symposium is sponsored in part by the NPS and by the USFS. 
Contact the Center for Continuing Education, University of Montana,
Missoula, MT 59812-1900 at 406-243-4623.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Henry on annual leave (6/25-7/2);
Smith on annual leave (6/22-7/2); Coffey on detail to WASO Wildlife and
Vegetation.

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Hurd at Branch of F&A, Boise, ID (6/22-6/24);
Mattingly at Coronado NM, AZ (6/24-6/27); Norum at joint meeting with USFS
on fire and ecosystem maintenance, Portland, OR (6/23-6/25); Farrel
reviewing structural fire program, Crater Lake NP, OR (6/21-6/26); Bristol
at IRM working team committee meeting, Annapolis, MD (6/22-6/25); Broyles at
meeting on "Fire Management for Administrators", WASO (6/22-6/26); Crabtree
at VMS system and network management course, Seattle, WA (6/22-6/26).

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