RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Wednesday, October 27, 1993

Broadcast: By 0900 EDT

INCIDENTS

93-779 - North Cascades (Washington) - Poaching Arrests 

Five people were arrested on the night of October 23rd in an interagency
anti-poaching operation conducted along the Highway 20 corridor in Ross
Lake.  Rangers and officers set up two remote control deer decoys at
different locations along the highway and arrested the five individuals on
charges of hunting with the aid of artificial light, shooting from the
roadway, and transport of a loaded firearm in a vehicle.  Five weapons were
seized with an estimated worth of nearly $4,000.  The individuals involved
face fines that could collectively exceed $5,000.  Joining North Cascades
rangers in the operation were officers from the Washington Game and Fish
Department, the Forest Service and Watcom County.  The operation received
media coverage from a Seattle television station.  Footage shot during the
operation will appear in a news special on wildlife poaching sometime in
late November.  [Pete Cowan, Acting CR, NOCA, 10/26]

93-780 - Joshua Tree (California) - MVA with Fatality 

C.C., 33, was heading northbound on Route 12 near Pinto Wye
just before midnight on October 22nd when he lost control of his motorcycle. 
Although C.C. was able to stay on the bike, his passenger, B.E.,
44, fell off and was killed.  C.C. was arrested for driving under the
influence; additional charges may be filed against him.  [Todd Swain, CI,
JOTR, 10/26]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level I

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency     Area            Fire             10/26     10/27   Status

 OR    State   -               * Joe Hall Creek        -      500   NEC 
               Neskowin        * Unnamed               -      100   NR

 CA    State   Ventura County  * Green Meadow          -      900   CN 10/27
               San Diego       * Tecate #43            -      125   CN 10/27

 MT    State   -               * Lyons Creek           -      135   CN 10/26

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 - Containment strategy    NEC - No estimate of containment
  CND - Contained              CN (date) - Expected date of containment

3) ANALYSIS - Initial attack and escaped fire activity increased yesterday
in the Northwest.  A number of airtankers were accordingly dispatched to
that area.  Increased fire activity was also reported in California; several
fires in the southern part of the state escaped initial attack efforts.

4) PROGNOSIS - Red flag warnings are in effect for low humidity and strong
north to east winds in much of central and southern California.  A red flag
watch also remains in effect for low humidity and gusty winds in northern
inland valleys.  Initial attack and possible large fires are expected to
continue in California due to these conditions.  Decreasing winds in
southwest Oregon should help in containment efforts on fires in that area.

[NIFCC Intelligence Section, 10/27]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.

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

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Clark instruction ignition management course
(10/25-10/29); Gale at FMAA cadre meeting (10/25); Botti speaking at
conference on fire and forest meteorology (10/27-10/29); Broyles at burn
boss steering committee meeting (10/25-10/29).

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