- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Wednesday, August 3, 1994
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Wednesday, August 3, 1994
Broadcast: By 0930 ET
INCIDENTS
94-440 - Grand Canyon (Arizona) - Multiple Rescues
Rangers managed seven separate emergency medical and SAR incidents in the
inner canyon on July 29th. Two people requiring advanced life support
measures were flown out of the Phantom Ranch area early that morning.
Shortly thereafter, rangers received a report of a possible cardiac arrest
on the South Kaibab trail. While the victim was being evacuated, another
report came in, this time of a 46-year-old man experiencing shortness of
breath and chest pain on the Bright Angel trail. Rangers who went to his
aid determined that he was suffering from exhaustion and mild dehydration
and helped him walk out of the canyon. The next incident involved a group
of stranded hikers along the Little Colorado River who had run out of food
and water while attempting to hike a difficult and seldom traveled route.
During this mission, which culminated with the group's evacuation, a report
was received of a hiker with a possible lower leg fracture about two and a
half miles down the North Kaibab trail. A litter evacuation and medevac
were required to bring the victim to the Grand Canyon Clinic. At 8 p.m., a
ranger on patrol on the Bright Angel trail was advised that a hiker had
collapsed at about the three mile point on the trail. Advanced life support
measures were required for the victim, including oral and IV rehydration.
While this incident was going on, dispatch received a 911 call reporting
that a hiker had collapsed and was unconscious and unresponsive a mile and a
half down the South Kaibab trail. Rescue crews found the victim to be
severely dehydrated but conscious and alert. ALS measures were begun and a
litter team organized to evacuate the patient to the rim. [E. Brennan,
GRCA, 8/2]
94-441 - Mammoth Cave (Kentucky) - Marijuana Eradication
On July 24th, rangers found and destroyed 26 marijuana plants located in six
separate plots in the park's northern district. The plants ranged from two
to eleven feet tall and included four identified as sinsemilla. Evidence
found at the plots indicates that an aggressive fertilization program was in
place aimed at the production of as many sinsemilla plants as possible.
Cultivation activity in the northern district has been increasing steadily
for the last two years. [CRO, MACA, 8/2]
FIRE ACTIVITY
1) PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - V
2) LARGE FIRE SUMMARY
State Agency Area Fire 8/2 8/3 Status
WA USFS Wenatchee NF Tyee Comp. - T1 95,800 95,800 CN 8/10
Hatchery
Comp. - T1 20,890 21,500 NEC
Round Mountain
Comp. - T1 3,400 3,400 CN 8/4
Okanogan NF Okanogan Comp. -
T1 and two T2 8,460 8,460 NEC
Colville NF Copper Butte - T1 1,200 2,300 NEC
BIA Yakima Agency Klickitat
Comp. - T1 4,100 4,100 NEC
Lakebeds - T2 5,400 6,300 CN 8/6
OR State - Potlach 400 400 CN 8/1
- * Chumos - 400 CND
UT BLM Cedar City Dis. Cave Canyon 700 1,252 CND
Richfield Dis. Antelope Mt. 8,600 8,600 CND
MT State - Henry Peak - T2 7,950 7,950 CN 8/4
Elk River
Comp. - T2 120 130 CN 8/6
USFS Lolo NF Ninemile
Comp. - T2 935 950 CN 8/5
BIA Blackfeet Ag. * Livermore - T2 - 325 NEC
Flathead Ag. * Perma - T2 - 500 NEC
ID USFS Boise NF Idaho City Comp. -
T1 and T2 3,720 4,047 CN 8/10
BLM Idaho Fall Dis. * Arbon - 500 CN 8/3
CA USFS Klamath NF Dillon Comp. - T1 14,214 14,214 NEC
S. Bernadino NF * Railroad - 200 NEC
State - Powerhouse 200 200 NEC
NV BLM Winemucca Dis. Moore - T2 21,000 22,920 CND
AZ BLM Safford Dis. * Peachtree - 211 CN 8/3
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 NEC - No estimate of containment
CND - Contained CN/CS (date) - Expected date of containment
3) FIRE HIGHLIGHTS -
* Tyee Complex, Wenatchee NF - The project incident size is now 142,000 to
152,000 acres; 236 engines and 3,635 firefighters and overhead (including
two Marine battalions) have been committed.
* Hatchery Complex, Wenatchee NF - The south side of the Rat fire was very
active, crowning and spotting over control lines. A level one evacuation
alert remains in effect for West Wenatchee.
* Livermore, Blackfeet Agency - The fire is burning in timber about five
miles northeast of St. Mary near Glacier NP. The fire made a major run
yesterday evening, requiring crews to be pulled from the line.
4) FIRES YESTERDAY -
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Number - 11 35 0 86 160 292
Acres Burned - 416 4,007 2,063 2,047 427 8,960
5) COMMITTED RESOURCES -
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Federal 397 194 88 24 2,400
Non-federal 107 542 14 7 817
6) COMPARATIVE SUMMARY -
CY 1994 Five Year Average
Year-to-Date Year-to-Date
Number of Fires 49,681 46,876
Acres Burned 2,028,407 1,661,923
7) SITUATION - Significant initial attack activity continued yesterday in
the Northwest, northern Rockies and the central mountains of Idaho. Four
Type II teams were mobilized in these areas for new escaped fires. Winds
caused by thunderstorms hampered suppression efforts on large fires in the
Northwest. The 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, will deploy
to the Idaho City Complex today; the 382nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry
Division will be trained today and deployed to the Squaw Peak fire in the
Lolo NF tomorrow. Five CH-47s from the 214th Aviation Unit at Fort Lewis
have ben assigned to the Hatchery Complex, and three more will be mobilized
when they become available.
8) OUTLOOK - Red flag warnings have been posted for dry lightning in eastern
Washington and for strong west winds and low humidity for the eastern slopes
of the Oregon Cascades; a red flag watch has been posted for thunderstorms
in western Washington. Increased fire activity is anticipated in the
Northwest and northern Rockies due to dry thunderstorms. Resource
availability continues to be low, but military personnel and helicopters are
relieving some shortages.
[NIFCC Incident Management Situation Report, 8/3]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No field reports today.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
No notes.
MEMORANDA
No memoranda.
Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities
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