RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:  Monday, November 8, 1993

Broadcast: By 0900 EDT

INCIDENTS

93-789 - Statue of Liberty (New York) - Follow-up on Oil Spill

The 1,000 gallons of oil that spilled into New York harbor on November 1st
were contained and cleaned up by the morning of the 5th.  Contaminated soil
located in the trench surrounding the monument was also removed and placed
in proper waste storage containers.  All containment booming was removed on
the 1st.  Work on the site has stopped pending the results of soil
contaminant analyses, which are expected today.  [Hank Brightman, RAD/NARO,
11/5]

93-796 - Santa Monica Mountains (California) - Homicide Victim Found

During firefighting operations on November 3rd, firefighters found the body
of N.H. in the vicinity of Malibu Lagoon near Point Mugu.  She had
been listed as missing for almost a year.  The Ventura County sheriff's
office has listed the cause of death as homicide and is conducting an
investigation with the assistance of park rangers.  [Ernest Quintana, CR,
SAMO, 11/4]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level I

No large fire activity nationally.  Most geographic areas have low to
moderate fire danger.  Little or no commitment of national resources.

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency     Area            Fire             11/5      11/8  Status

 WA    USFS     Wenatchee        King Bee           400       400  CND    
               
 OR    BIA      Warm Springs     Mill Creek         100       100  CND     

 CA    County   Los Angeles      Topanga         17,027    17,027  CN 11/8
                Santa Barbara    Minetti            700       700  CL     

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 - Very little fire activity occurred anywhere in the nation
yesterday.  Demobilization continued from the fires in southern California
and Washington.  

4) PROGNOSIS - Weakening high pressure aloft over the coast will allow
normal onshore afternoon breezes to 20 mph through the coastal valleys,
passes and interior valleys of southern California.  Coastal morning fog
changing to sunny skies and low humidities are forecast for the area. 
Little fire activity is expected.

[NIFCC Intelligence Section, 11/8]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Craters of the Moon (Idaho) - Trespass Grazing

The park continues to experience problems with livestock trespassing from
neighboring BLM grazing allotments.  Although efforts are underway to fence
the boundary, sheep continue to enter the park around the end of the
existing fence - 116 last week alone.  The sheep were already trespassing on
the BLM land, and the park is working to establish a value to the damages
inflicted in order to collect restitution from either the sheep owner or the
BLM when the impounded sheep are sold at auction.  If any park has developed
a method for establishing the value of impact from livestock damage, the
park would like to hear from you.  Please contact park resource management
via cc:Mail, or at 208-527-3257.  [Jon Jarvis, Superintendent]

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.  Asterisks indicate new entries; brackets at end of entry indicate
source of information:

11/10-14 -- Rendezvous XVII, Cavalier Hotel, Virginia Beach, VA.  Annual
meeting of Association of National Park Rangers.  Contact: Sarah
Craighead, NCRO (703-330-1387).  [Rick Gale, NPS/NIFC]

11/10-14 -- Annual meeting, Association of National Park Maintenance
Employees, Cavalier Hotel, Virginia Beach, VA.  Contact: Rick
Shireman, WASO (703-330-1387).  [Rick Shireman, ESD/WASO]

11/15-19 -- GIS '93: NPS Geographic Information Systems Users Conference,
Denver, CO.  This will be a joint conference with the newly-
formed National Biological Survey.  Advance registration before
October 8th.  Contact: Regional GIS coordinators or the GIS
Division, DSC (303-969-2590).  [Joe Meyer, GIS/MWRO]

11/17-22 -- National Interpreters Workshop, Hyatt Regency Crystal City,
Arlington, VA.  Sponsored by National Association for
Interpretation.  Contact: Julie Carroll, Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commission, Meadowside Nature Center,
5100 Meadowside Lane, Rockville, MD 20855 (301-924-5965; TDD
301-924-5939).  [Mike Gurling, OLYM]

11/18* -- "Collecting Collection-Friendly Environments: What Should Be
Done, What Can Be Done," Labor Education Center, Rutgers
University, New Brunswick, NJ.  Review of elements that affect
the environment for collections.  Tuition: $85.  Contact: School
of Communication, Information and Library Studies, Professional
Development Studies, 4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ
08903 (908-932-7169; fax: 908-932-6916).  [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
CSD/WASO]

11/19* -- "Sources of Funding for Preservation Projects and How To Tap
Them", Labor Education Center, Rutgers University, New
Brunswick, NJ.  Information about foundation and government
agency support of preservation of historical documents and
artifacts.  tuition: $65. Contact: School of Communication,
Information and Library Studies, Professional Development
Studies, 4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 (908-932-
7169; fax: 908-932-6916).  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

12/2-3 -- Arbor Expo, Valley Forge, PA.  Focus on urban forestry,
including sessions on setting up a safe workplace, climbing
operations, pesticide handling and spill management, rope safety
and tree fertilization.  Contact: Arbor Expo, 68-680 Perez,
Suite J, Cathedral City, CA 92234 or Steve Cinnamon in MWRO. 
[Steve Cinnamon, CRM, MWRO]

12/5-10 -- Managerial Grid - Phase I, location TBA.  NPS training course
sponsored by Association of National Park Rangers.  Applications
must be received by ANPR (PO Box 307, Gansevoort, NY 12831) by
October 22nd.  Tuition $550; $500 for ANPR members.  Contact:
Ann Baugh, Albright EDC (602-638-2691).  [Ann Baugh, AEDC]

12/5-10 -- Managerial Grid - Instructor Preparation Seminar, location TBA. 
Managerial Grid is a prerequisite.  Applications must be
received by ANPR (PO Box 307, Gansevoort, NY 12831) by October
22nd.  Tuition $550; $500 for ANPR members.  Contact: Ann Baugh,
Albright EDC (602-638-2691).  [Ann Baugh, AEDC]

12/11-15* -- 55th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, St. Louis, MO. 
Contact: Ms. DeeDee Darrow, Missouri Department of Conservation,
PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180 (314-751-4115). 
[Steve Cinnamon, CRM, MWRO]

1/17-18* -- Soil Liners and Covers for Landfills, Colorado State University,
Ft. Collins, CO.  Contact: Janet Lee Montera, Department of
Civil Engineering, CSU, Ft. Collins, CO 80523 (303-491-7425).
[Steve Cinnamon, CRM, MWRO]

2/2-3/4* -- Park Medic Program, Phoenix, AZ.  Prepares participants to
provide advanced prehospital care as NPS park medics.  Tuition
$765.  Contact: Barbara Aehlert, Samaritan Healthy System, EMS
Education, 1500 E. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014 (602-495-
4284).  [Jim Lee, RAD/WASO]

2/11-16* -- Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science, Boston, MA.  Contact: AAAS Meetings Office, 1333 H
Street NW, Washington, DC 20005.  [Kathy Jope, CRM, PNRO]

2/23-27* -- Western Regional Science Association, 33rd Annual Meeting,
Westward Look Resort, Tucson, AZ.  Contact: Dr. David A. Plane,
Executive Secretary, WRSA, University of Arizona, Department of
Geography and Regional Development, Harvill Building, Box 2,
Tucson, AZ 85721.  [Steve Cinnamon, CRM, MWRO]

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady at ANPR annual meeting (11/8-11/14).

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Martin, Sisto and Halainen at
ANPR annual meeting (11/9-11/14).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Gale at ANPR annual meeting (11/8-11/14);
Farrel at wildland/urban interface program meeting (11/8-11/9).


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