RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Tuesday, September 1, 1992

Release:   0830 EDT

INCIDENTS

92-451 - South Florida Areas - Follow-up on Hurricane Andrew

There are now 181 people - 164 NPS, 12 Forest Service and five from other
agencies - committed to the NPS all-risk management (ARM) team working on
the recovery effort in Everglades and Biscayne.  

The AT&T satellite phone system is now functional and providing the ARM team
with limited telephone communications.  This system is being used only for
priority incident management traffic; the parks still have no regular phone
lines and are unable to receive routine phone calls.  

A fuller itemization of damages has been prepared for both parks.  The new
headquarters and maintenance buildings which were under construction at
Convoy Point in Biscayne have been severely damaged.  Although still
standing, some interior walls in the wood and steel structures in the new $4
million complex were shifted and buckled.  A just-completed restroom
facility in one corner of the headquarters building was virtually blown
apart.  The storm also severely damaged Biscayne's current visitor center
and headquarters building, destroyed trailers and boat docks, and deposited
two concessioner-operated boats onto a road and a rocky shoreline.  Other
damage was inflicted on park structures at Elliott Key, Adams Key and Boca
Chita Key.

The storm blew out the walls of the main visitor center at Everglades and
damaged the headquarters office complex, though both structures remain
standing.  Employee housing and maintenance facilities at Pine Island also
suffered some damage, as did the park's research center.  Other park
facilities at Flamingo, Shark Valley and Everglades City came through the
storm relatively intact.  Tree damage was extensive throughout the park, as
the storm mowed down royal palms, hardwood hammocks, and pine trees.  

Facilities on Key Largo are up and running, but work still needs to be done
in Flamingo to get that area back on line.  The current target is to have it
fully operational by Wednesday afternoon.  A key asset at the location is
the Flamingo Lodge, which has 104 rooms and will be used to house many
dislocated employees and ARM team members.  

A number of other steps are being taken to assist employees.  Two critical
incident stress debriefing (CISD) teams and a psychologist specializing in
CIS have been meeting and talking with them, a property insurance and real
estate "ombudsman" has been providing advice on pertinent matters, and
representatives from insurance companies have begun issuing checks to those
who lost their homes and other possessions.  Employee assistance teams are
also helping people acquire needed supplies and resolve logistical problems,
and funds from the emergency relief account being administered by ENP&MA are
being disbursed.

As expected, local repair and supply resources are in many cases wholly
unavailable.  The incident commander reports, for example, that there's "no
plywood south of Tallahassee", and that indications are that it may soon be
in short supply throughout an even larger area.  The team has been ordering
resources from elsewhere, however, and essential needs are being filled.  At
the team's request, BIFC is currently checking on the possibility of
acquiring 80 to 100 5kw generators for use at employee residences.  Current
estimates are that it will take from four to six weeks to get power back.  

Meetings have been held with Dade County officials on recovery operations.
The ARM team will soon have a representative at the Dade County emergency
operations center to facilitate communications between the park and the
county.

Managers and staff from the park and ARM team have held extensive
discussions regarding what types of goods and supplies should be sent to
park employees and have decided that those wishing to help should send
contributions to the relief fund rather than ship or bring supplies.  The
reasons are several, and include difficulties in accurately identifying
employee needs, problems with matching those needs with contributions,
receipt of insufficient amounts of some items and surpluses of other items,
and difficulties in distribution.  The flow of emergency equipment and
supplies is increasing and should soon meet all basic employee needs.  By
making a monetary contribution, you can get employees funds to purchase
other items that they will need over both the short and long term.  As noted
before, contributions and non-ENP&MA park donations may be sent to Andrew
Relief Fund, ENP&MA, Attention: George Minnucci, 446 North Lane,
Conshohocken, PA 19428.  Checks should be made out to ENP&MA with a notation
that the contribution is for the relief fund.  

[Paul Winegar, SERO, 8/28; Rick Gale, ARMT, 8/31]

92-464 - War in the Pacific (Guam) - Follow-up on Typhoon

Typhoon Omar passed directly over Guam with winds of up to 160 mph on
Friday, August 21st.  The ocean came up to the steps of the visitor center
but did not enter; the building suffered water damage, however, because
several windows were blown out.  No other significant damage has been
reported.  The storm completely destroyed the homes of employees John
Miyaski and Leon Guerrero.  Although there were no reported injuries to NPS
employees of their families, a retired Denver Service Center employee who
was serving as a consultant was killed in a storm-related incident.  Jay
Bright, who retired as manager of DSC's Central Team in 1989, was traveling
down a mountain road in a bus with some other workers when the bus was
caught in an avalanche and pushed off the road.  Everyone on board the bus
was killed.  Jay leaves his wife, Bev, and some grown children.  Messages of
condolence may be sent to Bev at 3911 South Juniper Circle, Evergreen, CO
80439.  [Rose Manibusan, CR, WAPA; Bryan Harry, Pacific Area Director, and
Terry Wood, E&AA; 8/31]

	[More pending incident reports tomorrow...]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level III

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency     Area             Fire/Incident       8/31     9/1  Status

 FL    NPS     Everglades NP
               Biscayne NP        Hurr. Andrew - ARMT  N/A      N/A  ---
       FEMA    Miami              Hurr. Andrew - T2    N/A      N/A  ---

 LA    FEMA    Franklin           Hurr. Andrew - T1    N/A      N/A  ---
               New Iberia         Hurr. Andrew - T1    N/A      N/A  ---

 OR    USFS    Willamette NF      Pryor - T2           557      766  CN 9/2
       BLM     Lakeview Dist.     Ludi 2             1,000    1,020  NEC

 CA    BLM     California
                Desert Dist.    * Piute                  -      680+ CN 8/31
 
 ID    BLM     Boise Dist.        Foothills -
                                   T1 (2 teams)     
                                   T2 (1 team)     257,600  257,600  CN 9/6
       USFS    Payette NF         Tomato 
                                   Point - T1          500    2,400  NEC
               Nez Perce NF       Porcupine - T1    25,510   28,170  CN 9/1 

 NV    USFS    Humboldt NF        Dawley Creek       2,400    2,400  CN 9/1

 UT    BLM     SLC Dist.          Pole Canyon - T2     450      450  CN 9/1

Notes:

* - New fire (this report)         T1/T2 - Type 1 or Type 2 team committed
ARMT - All-risk management team    CN (date) - Expected date of containment
NEC - No estimate of containment   CND - Contained
NR - No report received            

3) FIRE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS - No significant reports.

4) FIRE ACTIVITY - 249 fires for 3,595 acres in past 24 hours.

5) ANALYSIS - Initial attack activity accelerated in California and the
Great Basin over the past few days due to widespread lightning.  High to
extreme fire indices are being reported in the Northwest, Great Basin,
California and Northern Rockies.  Reassignment of resources and
demobilization is continuing.

6) PROGNOSIS - The potential exists for holdover fires from the past few
days' lightning.  No major fire problems are anticipated.  No resource
shortages are expected.

[NIFCC, 8/31]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Henry conducting aircraft
overflight research, GRCA, AZ (8/31-9/1).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Hurd at organizational review, Branch of F&A,
Boise, ID (8/31-9/1); Gale serving as IC on ARM Team, Everglades and
Biscayne, FL (indefinite); Norum serving as NPS rep at USFS fire planning
meeting, Portland, OR (8/31-9/4); Bristol at InciNet hardware testing
contractor's site, New York, NY (8/30-9/4); Farrel at structural fire
steering program committee meeting, WASO, and site visit, NCR, Washington,
DC (8/31-9/3).

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

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