RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Wednesday, May 26, 1993

Broadcast: By 0830 ET

INCIDENTS

93-280 - Denali (Alaska) - Rescue

A second member of the Marine expedition on Mt. McKinley was evacuated by
helicopter on May 20th.  Sgt. A.B., 29, was medevaced from
the 12,000-foot level of the mountain with symptoms of acute mountain
sickness.  A.B. had suffered vomiting and diarrhea for 48 hours
before his partners contacted park rangers and was semi-conscious when the
park's Lama helicopter transported him to the Marine's 7,200-foot base camp. 
He was then transferred to an Alaska National Guard helicopter and taken to
the hospital.  Both he and 31-year-old M.D., who was medevaced from
the mountain on May 20th, have been released following treatment.  [John
Quinley, PA, ARO, 5/25]

93-281 - Castillo de San Marcos (Florida) - Fire Bomb

Sometime during the early morning hours of May 24th, a person or persons
exploded a gasoline Molotov cocktail against the north side of the Castillo
moat wall.  Park employees discovered the burned area on the wall during
routine opening procedures.  Damage to the wall, which is over 300 years
old, is minor and was limited to surface scorching to the coquina stone used
in the fort's construction.  Investigation of the incident is continuing. 
[C. L. Dale, CR, CASA, 5/25]

93-282 - Valley Forge (Pennsylvania) - MVA with Fatality

Shortly after midnight on May 23rd, a 1990 Geo Storm being driven by S.P.
went out of control while rounding a curve on Yellow Springs Road
near the intersection with Wilson Road and slid broadside into a tree. 
S.P. and the two passengers in her vehicle, Kyle Kreider and Peter Boice,
were all taken to separate trauma centers with multiple injuries - S.P. by
ambulance, Kreider and Boice by separate medevac helicopters.  Kreider died
of his injuries yesterday.  At the time of the report, Boice's condition had
been upgraded to serious.  S.P. is also listed in serious condition. 
Blood was drawn from S.P. shortly after the accident and is being analyzed
for drugs and alcohol.  Ranger Duane Buck is investigating with the
assistance of Tredyffrin police.  [Scott Kalbach, CR, VAFO, 5/25]

93-283 - Valley Forge (Pennsylvania) - Car Clouting Arrest

At 11 a.m. on the morning of the 23rd, a visitor reported a suspicious
person looking into vehicles in the lower visitor center parking lot. 
Rangers Rick Branagh and Randy Justice set up surveillance on the bluff
above the lot and observed a man matching the visitor's description looking
into vehicles.  At noon, the man entered a visitor's vehicle and removed
cash from a purse.  He was subsequently stooped and arrested while driving
from the area by assistant chief ranger Doug Germeraad.  The man, R.R., 
48, of Philadelphia, has an extensive criminal history for similar
offenses.  [Scott Kalbach, CR, VAFO, 5/25]

93-284 - Delaware Water Gap (Pennsylvania/New Jersey) - Rescue

D.P., 15, of Jackson Heights, New York, fell about 25 feet
into a steep ravine near Dingman's Creek on May 21st and suffered
lacerations on his face and back and a broken nose, tibia, and arm. 
D.P. was attempting to cross the ravine on a fallen log at the time. 
He climbed out of the ravine on his own, then was assisted down the trail to
the Dingman Fall's visitor center by his father and a friend.  Rangers
Mueller and Forbes met the group and began medical treatment.  D.P.
began convulsing and started to lose consciousness, so an air ambulance from
Lehigh Valley Medical Center was summoned to evacuate him.  After further
medical attention, his condition improved, and it's expected that he will be
released soon.  [Doyle Nelson, CR, DEWA, 5/24]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level I

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency     Area            Fire              5/25     5/26    Status

 AZ    USFS    Gila              Whiskey             300      700    CN 5/27
       State   -               * butler                -      785    CND

 NM    USFS    Lincoln         * Sheep                 -      102    CN 5/27

 TX    State   Jeff Davis Cty    Donahoe          21,000   21,000    NEC
               Hudspeth Cty      Cornudas          4,000+   4,000+   NEC

 FL    State   -                 Turkey Point      7,000+   8,500    CN 5/26

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) PARK FIRE REPORTS - No reports today.

4) ANALYSIS - Initial attack activity increased slightly in Florida and the
Southwest yesterday as a result of high to extreme indices and thunderstorm
activity.  A coastal influence has moderated initial attack activity in
southern California.
   
5) PROGNOSIS - A red flag watch has been issued for winds up to 35 mph in
western and northwestern Arizona.  Initial attack activity is expected to
increase due to thunderstorms and high to extreme indices in the Southwest. 
Initial attack activity should also increase in Florida because of high
pressure and high to extreme fire danger.

[NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0530, 5/26]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

UPCOMING IN CONGRESS

The following activities will be taking place in Congress during coming
weeks on matters pertaining to the National Park Service.  If you would like
further information on any of these hearings or bills, please contact Dottie
in WASO Legislation at 202-208-3636.

May 27

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs [McCain]: Oversight hearing
on Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act. 
Witness: Associate Director for Cultural Resources Jerry Rogers. 

House Natural Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands [Vento]: Hearing on H.R. 1944, War in the
Pacific NHP.  Witness: Associate Director for Planning Denis
Galvin.  

House Government Operations' Subcommittee on Environment, Energy
and Natural Resources [Synar]: Review of recent IG/GAO
investigations on concessions operations. 

June 8

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related
Agencies [Byrd]: Hearing on the FY 94 budget request for the
Department of Interior. Witness: Secretary Babbitt. 

June 22

Senate Governmental Affairs Committee [Glenn]: RESCHEDULED:
Hearing on the failure of the federal government to provide
adequate budgeting for its own environmental programs, focusing
on the Department of Interior. 

NOTES

1) The contract is now out for bids on a visitor center for the White House
and President's Park.  The Service will be moving into Baldrige Hall, part
of the Department of Commerce, in FY 94.  The park staff is interested in
studying any park's standard operating procedures for visitor centers in an
urban setting or any set-up procedure plans for any visitor centers prior to
opening.  Please contact Mel Poole, park manager, President Park, at 202-
755-7798 (fax: 202-755-2005) or write to National Capital Region, 1100 Ohio
Drive, SW, Washington, DC 20242.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Dickerhoof at regional LES
conference (5/24-5/27); Martin on AL (5/28-6/6).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Hurd at National Wildfire Coordinating Group
(NWCG) meeting (5/25-5/28); Erskine at MAC group steering committee meeting
(5/24-5/26); Broyles at NWCG safety and health working team meetings (5/22-
5/29); Gale on AL (5/22-5/26); Farrel at NFPA and NWCG meetings (5/22-5/29);
Cook on IHC detail (5/25-10/15); Berg at meeting (5/24-5/28).

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