NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Wednesday, June 15, 1994

Broadcast: By 0930 ET

INCIDENTS

94-298 - USS Arizona (Hawaii) - Multiple Visitor Injuries

Just after noon on Sunday, June 12th, a U.S. Navy operated tour boat
attempted to leave the visitor center dock without untying its stern line,
which broke, whipped about, and struck several of the 150 visitors on board. 
Rangers immediately summoned emergency services and began administering
first aid.  At the time of the report, it appeared that as many as seven or
eight visitors were hurt, although only four chose to be transported by
ambulance to the hospital.  No official report on the extent of their
injuries has been released.  The Navy is investigating the accident. 
[Donald Magee, Superintendent, USAR, 6/14]

94-299 - Redwoods (California) - Marijuana Seizure

On June 6th, South District rangers were notified of a cache of bagged
potting soil in the Coyote Creek - Bald Hills area and subsequently
discovered a garden of 38 six- to twelve-inch marijuana plants in the area. 
The plants were still in small containers, ready for planting.  Since park
resource managers were working in the area, it was decided that the plants
should be removed.  The estimated street value of mature plants is about
$1,500 each, which places the value of the seizure at about $57,000.  [Craig
Johnson, REDW, 6/14]

94-300 - Devils Tower (Wyoming) - Rescue

E.R., 46, of Rapid City, South Dakota, was lead climbing the second
pitch of the 5.6-rated Durrance route just before noon on June 5th when he
lost his balance while trying to place protection and took a long leader
fall.  E.R. fell about 40 feet, landed on his head and shoulders on top
of a column, bounced off the column, and fell another 15 feet.  One of his
protection pieces pulled out during the fall.  When he was finally caught by
his belayer, E.R. was hanging upside down and was only semi-conscious. 
Local climbing guides on the tower were able to reach E.R. and lower him
to the base of the climbing route.  The Devils Tower SAR team responded and
performed a belayed litter lower and carryout.  E.R. was held for several
days in a Rapid City hospital, where he was treated for a fractured arm and
facial injuries.  He was wearing a protective climbing helmet at the time of
the accident which probably saved his life.  [Jim Schlinkman, CR, DETO,
6/14]

94-301 - Rocky Mountain (Colorado) - Special Event

On the morning of June 11th, about 1,700 bicyclists associated with the
"Courage Classic" bicycle tour passed through part of the park.  Conditions
of their special use permit required that entrance passes be pre-paid, that
tour participants be out of the park by 11 a.m., and that tour organizers
pay for the printing of flyers to notify other visitors of the event.  There
were no significant problems or incidents.  [Dispatch, ROMO, 6/13]

94-302 - Olympic (Washington) - Sexual Assault

On May 10th, park investigators began in investigation into a reported
sexual assault of a minor child that had occurred the day before in the
Ozette area of the park.  They learned that a man had taken his 12-year-old
stepdaughter on a camping trip to Lake Ozette, and that he had molested her
during the course of the trip.  During an interview with the man, he
confessed to the assault.  On May 25th, a grand jury from federal district
court in Seattle indicted him on one count of abusive sexual contact under
18 USC 2244.  [Bill Frazier, OLYM, 6/9]

               [More pending incident reports tomorrow....]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - III

The preparedness level has gone up one step.  Preparedness Level III goes
into effect when the following conditions are met: Two or more geographic
areas experiencing incidents requiring a major commitment of national
resources.  High number of fires becoming Class D and larger.  Additional
resources are being ordered and mobilized through NICC.  Type 1 teams are
committed in two or more areas, or 300 crews are committed nationally.

2) LARGE FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency     Area            Fire                6/12    6/13   Status

 CO    NPS     Rocky Mountain  * Carin                   -     100   NEC
       State   -                 Divide Crk. - T2    1,000     602   CN 6/15

 NM    USFS    Lincoln NF        Bridge - T1         5,380   5,380   CN 6/16
               Cibola NF         Ryan Comp. - T1    18,478  21,898   NEC
       State   -                 Flat Comp. - T2    41,000  34,250   CN 6/16

 UT    USFS    Manti-Lasal     * Willow Basin - T1       -   2,300   NEC

 CA    State   -               * Lakeland                -   1,500   NEC

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/CS (date) - Expected date of containment

3) FIRE NARRATIVES -

Carin, Rocky Mountain NP - High winds caused the fire to escape its
containment/confinement lines.  Additional resources are in order, and a
Type II team is being considered.

Bridge, Lincoln NF - Winds fanned the fire yesterday, delaying containment.

Ryan Complex, Cibola NF - Thunderstorm activity over the fires caused the
fire to escape its lines on two fires.  Erratic winds and heavy mixed
conifer fuels are making line construction difficult.  Five crew members
were forced to deploy shelters on the Coffee Pot fire; all escaped without
injury. 

Willow Basin, Utah State and Manti-Lasal NF - The fire made a major run
yesterday, going from 50 to 2,000 acres in about three hours.

Lakeland, California State - The fire has destroyed one residence and
damaged several others; it is now threatening about 200 structures.

4) FIRES YESTERDAY (BY AGENCY) -

                NPS     BIA     BLM      FWS    States     USFS      Total

Number            6      10       10       1        68       27        122
Acres Burned    810     214    3,313   2,980     2,694    3,168     13,179

5) COMMITTED RESOURCES -

               Crews     Engines     Helicopters     Airtankers     Overhead

Federal           72        44           21               7           331
Non-federal       13        14            3               6            62

6) CURRENT SITUATION - Initial attack and large fire activity increased in
Colorado and Utah yesterday.  Increased initial attack in Alaska
necessitated the mobilization of miscellaneous overhead through NICC.  High
winds on fires in the Southwest caused control problems and delays in
meeting containment targets.

7) OUTLOOK - A red flag watch for strong winds and very low humidities has
been posted for Arizona, southern utah and southern Nevada.  Initial attack
and large fire activity is expected to increase in the Great Basin.  Most of
the Southwest, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California will be hot, dry and
windy.  Fire activity is expected to increase in all these areas.

[NIFCC Incident Management Situation Report, 6/15]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Padre Island (Texas) - Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle nested in the park this June - the first reported
nesting in the park since 1991.  The turtle laid 111 eggs, which were
collected and taken to the resource management division's incubation
facility.  The eggs are expected to hatch in 45 to 60 days.  The Kemp's
ridley sea turtle is the most endangered of all the sea turtles, with only
400 nesting females remaining in the world.  [John Miller, CRM, PAIS]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

1) Correction - The listing for the conference on "Reclaiming Women's
History Through Historic Preservation" which appeared in Monday's calendar
was incorrect regarding location and sponsorship.  The conference will be
held at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and was convened by
the Alice Paul Centennial Foundation, the Preservation Coalition of Greater
Philadelphia, and Women's Way.  We regret the error.

MEMORANDA

No memoranda.

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

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