NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Thursday, May 12, 1994

Broadcast: By 0930 ET

INCIDENTS

94-214 - Western Region - Arrest of Car Clouter

On Tuesday, May 10th, law enforcement officers from numerous federal, state
and local agencies served arrest and search warrants on H.M.H.,
51, of Gresham, Oregon, who is suspected of committing over
1,200 burglaries of vehicles belonging to visitors camped in NPS, California
state park, Forest Service and other camping areas around the United States,
including Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain, Crater Lake, Lassen
Volcanic, Glacier and about 20 other NPS units.  He's also suspected of
committing hundreds of auto burglaries in dozens of California parks. 
H.M.H. is currently being held on a federal detainer for violation of
probation and cannot be released from jail.  Over the next few days and
weeks, H.M.H. will be charged with numerous counts of theft, burglary,
and other related criminal offenses.  Additional charges may be filed
following analysis of truck loads of evidence seized during the execution of
the warrants.  Tens of thousands of dollars worth of suspected stolen
property was taken from his home and a storage locker in Oregon.  NPS
investigators have been working for approximately three years on this single
investigation, which was initiated by the NPS and California State Park
Service but eventually evolved into a multi-agency task force effort.  The
following agencies participated in the investigation: National Park Service,
California State Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Gresham Police
Department (Oregon), Regional Organized Crime Narcotics Agency (Oregon),
California Highway Patrol, California Department of Justice, California
Department of Forestry, FBI, Multnomah County Office of the District
Attorney (Oregon), Hillsboro Police Department (Oregon), Washington County
Sheriffs Department (Oregon), Oregon State Police, and numerous California
county law enforcement agencies.  [Paul Ducasse, SA, RAD/WRO, 5/11]

94-215 - New River Gorge (West Virginia) - MVA with Fatality

Around 10:30 p.m. on May 9th, J.M., 27, lost control of and rolled
his full-size Bronco while four-wheeling on a steep slope of a reclaimed
strip mine inside the park.  The Bronco came to rest on top of J.M.'s
passenger, 25-year-old F.R.  J.M. was pronounced dead on
arrival at a local hospital; F.R. was flown to Charleston Medical Center,
where he is presently listed in stable condition.  Alcohol may have been a
contributing factor.  [Kinsey Shilling, SDR, Thurmond Subdistrict, NERI,
5/11]

94-216 - White Sands (New Mexico) - Special Event

Due to weather disturbances along most of the path of Tuesday's annular
solar eclipse and the high altitude and desert climate of the park, White
Sands found itself hosting over 300 astronomers, who set up telescopes,
cameras and video recorders at the visitor center and in the dunes.  A local
astronomy club provided a live feed to a video projector for visitor
viewing.  Astronomers from Belgium, England, Canada, Mexico and from
throughout the United Sates visited White Sands for the event.  [Bob
Appling, CR, WHSA, 5/11]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level I

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency     Area            Fire              5/11      5/12   Status

 AZ    BLM      Arizona Strip    Elbow               100       160   CND
       FWS      Buenos Aires     Eclipse               -       260   CND

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) FIRE REPORTS -

* Mother's Day, Saguaro - The fire, which has now been controlled, started
on the east side of the monument's loop drive when an RV caught fire.  The
vehicle's brakes failed and it rolled into the brush on the roadside.  Winds
were between 35 and 45 mph, so it didn't take long for the fire to make a
run across the road upslope.  Three separate saguaro study plots were within
the fire's perimeter (two burned), which should provide the park with a good
starting point for analysis of the fire's impact on the cacti.  A Western
Archeological Center team has assessed archeological sites within the
perimeter and determined that none sustained any significant damage.  The
park was closed from May 8th to the 10th, but was to reopen yesterday.

4) ANALYSIS - Initial attack activity was reported yesterday in the South,
Southwest and East.

5) PROGNOSIS - Scattered thundershowers will continue to hold fire activity
to a minimum in the Southwest.  Windy conditions across Minnesota and
Michigan will increase the potential for escaped fires in that area. 
Initial attack activity is expected to remain light in the South.

[NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, 5/12; Chuck Scott, IC, Mother's
Day Fire, Saguaro, 5/11]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No notes.

MEMORANDA

No memoranda.

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

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