RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Thursday, July 23, 1992

INCIDENTS

92-368 - Mount Rainier (Washington) - Rescue

Early on the morning of July 21st, M.M., G.G. and
R.L., all employees of GSI, the park concessioner, left Camp Muir
en route to Paradise in total whiteout conditions and soon became
disoriented.  They eventually came upon some campers on the Muir snowfield
and were advised to continue in a southeasterly direction.  This route was
actually far east of the normal descent route from Muir, and all three
hikers ended up sliding down a steep 200-foot-long section of snow into a
band of rocks.  G.G. sustained possible head and neck injuries and
injuries to her extremities; R.L. had a possible dislocated knee and
elbow injury; M.M.'s ankle was badly sprained and he suffered various
lacerations.  Since M.M. was the least injured, he was able to hike out
to Paradise and contact rangers.  A search was mounted, but it took almost
three hours for rangers to locate the injured pair because of the whiteout
conditions and the sketchy directions M.M. gave them.  Litters and
emergency equipment were brought in with the assistance of maintenance
employees, and a carryout was begun in mid-afternoon.  The 25 employees who
assisted in the rescue had the pair back to Paradise in just under three
hours.  All three individuals were treated and released.  [Lance Gillispie,
MORA, 7/22]

92-369 - Bryce Canyon (Utah) - EMS Rescue

Visitor J.L. was on a commercial horse ride below the rim of the
canyon on the 16th when she suffered an anaphylactic reaction to horses. 
The 42-year-old woman, who has a known asthmatic condition, self-administered
an asthma inhaler, but received no relief.  Her condition
deteriorated rapidly, and she soon stopped breathing and had no pulse. 
Other visitors began CPR and were soon joined by rangers.  J.L. resumed
labored breathing and her pulse returned.  Oxygen-assisted ventilation
continued until county ambulances and EMS personnel arrived and administered
epinephrine.  J.L. responded to the injection within minutes and began
breathing on her own.  She was taken to the county hospital.  Several
additional epinephrine injections were required before her breathing
stabilized.  [Charlie Peterson, CR, BRCA, 7/20]

92-370 - Yosemite (California) - Horse Accident; Fatality

On the afternoon of July 15th, two-year-old G.W. suffered
serious injuries when he was thrown from then dragged by a "walk and lead"
pony rented from the park concessioner.  The incident took place a short
distance from the concessioner stables in Yosemite Valley.  The boy's
mother, E.W., was leading the pony at the time of the
incident, and was injured in her attempts to stop the pony.  Responding
rangers found two civilian physicians and a registered nurse treating the
child.  The boy was transported by park ambulance to Yosemite Medical Clinic
while personnel maintained his airway and respirations.  He was then flown
to a hospital in Modesto.  On July 17th, rangers were notified that he'd
been removed from life support systems and was pronounced dead.  [Dan
Horner, YOSE, 7/22]

92-371 - Glen Canyon (Utah/Arizona) - Drowning

Shortly after noon on July 20th, P.L., 16, of Gunnison, Utah,
drowned while swimming in upper Bullfrog Bay.  P.L., a member of an LDS
church outing, was swimming with a friend when he experienced a leg cramp
about 15 feet from shore and sank beneath the surface.  His body was
recovered from 17 feet of water by a park diver.  [Larry Clark, CR, GLCA,
7/22]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level II

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency     Area               Fire            7/22    7/23    Status

 AK    State   Upper Yukon          A412              780   1,040    CN 7/24

 ID    BLM     Boise Dist.        * Spud                -     200    CND
               Idaho Falls Dist.  * Arkansas            -     150    CND
       USFS    Boise NF           * Flicker Creek - T1  -     750    CN 7/27
                                  * Town Creek - T2     -     100    NEC
               Sawtooth NF        * Big Creek           -     120    CN 7/23

 UT    USFS    Wasatch-Cache NF   * Tomahawk            -     175    CN 7/23

 NV    BLM     Elko Dist.         * Barth               -   1,200    NEC

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) FIRE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS - 

 * Boise NF - The Flicker Creek fires is burning in very steep and rough
   terrain; erratic high winds and long-range spotting are hampering
   control efforts.  The Town Creek fire is threatening several homes.

 * Wasatch-Cache NF - Quick response to the Tomahawk Fire saved 19 homes.
   Thick brush and erratic winds are impeding suppression efforts.

4) FIRE ACTIVITY - 233 fires for 2,367 acres in past 24 hours.

5) ANALYSIS - Lightning activity associated with extremely high winds lead
   to an increase in fire activity last night in the Great Basin area.

6) PROGNOSIS - The potential exists for increased activity in Nevada and 
   Utah due to forecasted dry lightning and strong winds.  Resources remain
   adequate.  A red flag warning has been issued for strong winds for
   northwest Arizona, and a red flag watch for strong winds and low 
   relative humidity in southwest Utah.

[NIFCC Intelligence Section, 7/23]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Theodore Roosevelt (North Dakota) - Biological Control of Exotic Species

Leafy spurge, an exotic species and noxious weed, has continued to spread
within the park despite several years of an herbicide spraying program. 
Although the park is continuing such applications, it has also initiated an
aggressive, integrated approach to control that includes the introduction of
insect prey species.  A few minor beetle releases have been made since 1985,
but this year, working cooperatively with USDA's Agricultural Research
Service (ARS) and North Dakota State University (NDSU), the park has
implemented an ambitious program and has introduced the following numbers
and species of beetles into the park for spurge control, potential
insectaries and study - 5,600 Apthona flava at 15 sites (ARS), 4,000 Apthona
nigriscutis at four sites (NDSU) and 2,000 Apthona cyparissae at three sites
(ARS).  The most recent release was of 3,800 A. flava on July 20th, and more
may be released.  The park has also developed an MOU with the North Dakota
Department of Agriculture for establishing insectaries in the park as a
source for beetle releases elsewhere in the state.  Other parks in the Rocky
Mountain Region are also working with biological control of pests, including
Fort Union, Bents Old Fort, Fort Laramie, Bighorn Canyon, Wind Cave, Mesa
Verde, and Devils Tower.  [Roger Andrascik, THRO, and Tom Wylie, RMR/RN]

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Marriott at meeting at Lake Mead,
NV (7/20-7/22).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Spruill at OAS meeting, Boise, ID (7/20-7/24);
Norum conducting fire reviews at Isle Royale, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Pictured
Rocks and Indiana Dunes (7/20-7/25); Clark at fire prevention planning
meeting, Anchorage and Fairbanks, AK (7/20-7/31); Farrel on annual leave
(7/17-7/25).

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