RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Monday, October 5, 1992

Release:   0830 EDT

INCIDENTS

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

There are currently 291 people (204 from the NPS, 55 from the USFS, the
remainder from other state and federal agencies) working on recovery
operations under the management of the ARM team.  Work is continuing on
previously reported projects, including reroofing structures, clearing
brush, restoring power, and constructing facilities.  Regular phone service
was restored to much of Everglades last week, and limited phone service
began at Biscayne on Saturday.  Rotation of team members also continues;
Bill Blake, chief ranger at New River Gorge, will replace Rick Gale as IC
later this week.  The ARM team has an urgent need for a contracting officer
with a level III warrant, as the contracting officer who was working with
the team had to leave on short notice due to a family emergency.  Anyone who
is qualified, interested and available should call Betsy Rossini
(305-247-6211, ext. 7370) for details.  [Bill Adams, ARM team, 10/5]

92-544 - Glacier (Montana) - Bear Mauling Fatality

J.P., 40, of Madison, Wisconsin, was killed by a grizzly bear on
the park's Loop Trail approximately a half mile below the Granite Park
Chalet area on the morning of Saturday, October 3rd.  Wildlife photographer
Buck Wilde was heading down the trail that afternoon when he came upon a day
pack, cap, camera and tripod along the side of the trail.  He soon found
further evidence, including blood, which led him into the brush, where he
discovered J.P.'s body.  Wilde could not obtain a pulse, but noted that
J.P.'s body was still warm.  He ran to get a coat to cover J.P.;
when he returned three to four minutes later, the body was gone.  Wilde
posted several notes at key locations to alert other hikers to the incident
and remained at Granite Park to turn other hikers around.  Numerous hikers
reported the bear attack to park personnel.  Two rangers were flown by
helicopter to the scene Saturday evening, located the scene of the incident
with Wilde's assistance, and found J.P.'s body.  Evidence indicated that
an adult female grizzly with at least one cub-of-the-year were probably
responsible.  J.P. sustained major trauma and numerous puncture wounds
from head to toe, but the exact cause of death was unclear.  Evidence
indicates that the incident was a surprise encounter, but the bears
subsequently lingered in the area and displayed aggressive and predatory
behavior.  While assessing the scene and preparing to move the body, the
three men were charged by a female grizzly with at least one cub.  The
charge occurred within close proximity to the location where the attack had
occurred.  The grizzly stopped her charge about 50 feet from the group. 
Loss of light and the fact that grizzlies were known to still be in the area
prompted the group to stay at the Granite Park patrol cabin that night. 
Other rangers were flown in on Sunday afternoon to assist with the body
recovery and complete an investigation of the accident scene.  All trails
leading into Granite Park remain closed until further notice.  J.P. had
taken four pictures with his camera; the film will be developed and
examined.  After consultation today with other bear experts today, park
officials will decide on a course of action.  [Amy Vanderbilt, PIO, GLAC,
10/5]

92-545 - Santa Monica Mountains (California) - Drug Raid; Fatal Shooting

On the morning of October 2nd, rangers supported Los Angeles County
sheriff's department officers in a drug raid on private property near the
park's Circle X Ranch.  When the raid team entered the property to execute a
search warrant, the owner, D.S., drew a weapon, pointed it at the
officers, and refused orders to drop it.  Shots were fired by the officers
and D.S. was killed.  A woman who was on the scene was taken into custody. 
Participating rangers were in a containment position about 150 yards away
and did not draw or point their weapons.  At the time of the report, the
search of the premises was still underway, and a shooting team from the
sheriff's department was on scene and conducting an investigation.  [Ernie
Quintana, CR, SAMO, 10/2]

92-546 - Olympic (Washington) - Demonstration; Five Arrested

On Saturday, October 3rd, approximately 50 members of Earth First
demonstrated at Olympic Hot Springs in opposition to the Glines Canyon Dam
on the Elwha River.  Five of the demonstrators were arrested for trespassing
and other violations.  Additional rangers were called in to assist; as of
Saturday night, there were 18 rangers keeping order at the site.  No other
incidents have since been reported.  [Bob Marriott, RAD/WASO, 10/5]

92-547 - Valley Forge (Pennsylvania) - Marijuana Cultivation

On September 6th, eight marijuana plants were discovered just outside park
property but within the authorized boundary.  They were removed by rangers
and officers from Lower Providence police department.  During a regularly
scheduled overflight in a state police helicopter four days later, rangers
spotted numerous marijuana plants under cultivation in a corn field on
private property within the park, and subsequently removed 28 plants with
the assistance of Lower Providence officers.  The state police helicopter
overflew the area again on the 11th and directed a ground team to other
plants under cultivation.  All were within the authorized boundary but on
private property.  A total of 44 sinsemilla plants with an estimated value
of $150,000 were harvested.  [Scott Kalbach, CR, VAFO, 9/29]

92-548 - Shenandoah (Virginia) - Probable Suicide

Late on the afternoon of October 2nd, visitors found M.P., 29, of
Keswick, Virginia, in a vehicle at Bacon Hollow overlook on Skyline Drive. 
M.P. apparently died of a gunshot wound, and suicide is suspected.  An
investigation is underway.  [Mary Lowe, PIO, SHEN, 10/2]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level II

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency     Area           Fire/Incident        10/2     10/5  Status

 FL    NPS     South Florida    Hurr. Andrew - ARMT    N/A      N/A  --

 CA    USFS    Eldorado NF      Cleveland - T1      20,160   24,580  CN 10/5

Notes:

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

3) FIRE ACTIVITY - 53 fires for 99 acres in the past 24 hours.

4) ANALYSIS - Fire activity has moderated with the onset of cooler
temperatures, higher humidities and rain showers.  Very high to extreme
indices are still being reported in California and the Great Basin.

5) PROGNOSIS - New starts and holdover fires are possible due to recent
thunderstorms.  The risk of human-caused fires continues because of hunting
season.

[NIFCC Intelligence Section, 10/5]

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.  Brackets at end of entry indicate source of information:

October 21 - 22 - Fourteenth Annual Research Conference, Apostle Islands NL,
Bayfield, WI.  The conference will focus on research conducted in the park
in 1992.  Contact: Apostle Islands NL, Route 1, Box 4, Bayfield, WI 54814 or
call 715-779-3397.  [Margaret Ludwig, APIS]

October 25 - 28 - National Convention, Society of American Foresters,
Richmond, VA.  Contact: Society of American Foresters, 301-897-8720.  [Doug
Wallner, MARO]

October 26 - 30 - Archeological Curation and Collections Management, Western
Archeological and Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ.   Contact: Center for
Career Education and Workshops, GWU, 2020 K Street, NW, Suite B-100,
Washington, DC 20052, 202-994-5230.  [Dick Waldbauer, Archeological
Assistance, WASO] 

October 27 - 29 - Ecosystem Restoration in the Great Lakes Basin, Green Bay,
WI.  Sponsored by EPA.  Contact: Steve Cinnamon, MWRO.  [Steve Cinnamon,
MWRO]

October 28 - 29 - Conference on Accessible Technology, USGS, Reston, VA.  
Contact: Amy Berger at 703-648-7124 or Bob Dwier at TTY 703-648-6017.  

October 30 - November 3 - "ANPR and the Vail Agenda", Ranger Rendezvous XVI,
Association of National Park Rangers, Sheraton Spokane Hotel, Spokane, WA. 
Contact: Kathy Loux, 602-647-3824.  [Nancy Wizner, CAVO]

November 4 - 5 - Performance Management and Counseling, Sheraton Spokane
Hotel, Spokane, WA.  Contact: Jeff Karraker, P.O. Box 57, Capulin, NM 88414,
505-278-2201/2565.  [Jeff Karraker, CAVO]

November 1 - 4 - "Educating the Park Professional", annual conference,
Florida Institute of Park Personnel, Key Largo Sheraton Resort, Key Largo,
FL.  Contact: Larry Fooks at 305-451-1202.  [Larry Fooks, Florida DNR]

November 5 - 7 - Seventh Annual Wilderness Emergencies Conference, Sedona,
AZ.  Contact: Sharon Harbeck, RN, PreHospital Care Coordinator, Flagstaff
Medical Center, PO Box 1268, Flagstaff, AZ 86002, 602-779-3366 ext. 4185. 
[Sharon Harbeck]

November 2 - 6 - "Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Species: Traversing
the Legal and Administrative Terrain", Environmental Law Institute,
Portland, OR.  Tuition: $1500.  Contact: Moira Mcdonald, 202-939-3848, or
Suellen Keiner, 202-939-3839. [Margaret Osborne, Wildlife and Vegetation,
WASO] 

November 16 - 20 - "Partners in Stewardship", Seventh Conference on Research
and Resource Management in Parks and Public Lands, George Wright Society,
The Marina Hotel at St. Johns Place, Jacksonville, FL.  Contact: George
Wright Society, 906-487-9722.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady on annual leave (10/5-10/9).

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: No leave or travel scheduled.

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Gale serving as IC, ARM Team, Everglades and
Biscayne, FL (though 10/9); Broyles at NWCG health and safety meeting,
Sacramento, CA (10/5-10/8); Mattingly moving IHC equipment to Rocky Mountain
NP from Rapid City, SD (10/4-10/17); Botti, Berg and Farrel at FIREPRO and
structural fire review, Mesa Verde, Cortez, CO (10/5-10/8).

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