- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, August 8, 1994
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, August 8, 1994
Broadcast: By 0930 ET
INCIDENTS
94-445 - Obed (Tennessee) - Drownings
On July 21st, rangers received a report of a possible drowning in the Jett
Bridge area and responded to the Slant Rock swimming area along with a local
rescue squad. A boy there told them that he and his two 17-year-old male
friends were swimming next to the rock when one of them began calling for
help. He then became panicky for unknown reasons and started thrashing
around in the water, struggling to stay afloat. The other two tried to help
him, but he dragged both of them under. The boy reporting the incident was
able to get free and swim to shore; he last saw one of his two friends being
carried downstream by the current. Divers found the bodies of both males on
the river bottom 80 feet downstream of Slant Rock about an hour later. Both
had been underwater for about two hours. Neither alcohol nor drugs were
contributing factors. All three boys were in good physical shape and were
good swimmers. [Rob Turan, SAR Coordinator, OBED, 8/3]
94-446 - Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island (New York) - Special Event
On the afternoon of August 1st, President Clinton visited Liberty State Park
in New Jersey to attend a rally on health care reform. Since Ellis Island
borders the state park and the site of the rally was adjacent to the Statue
of Liberty/Ellis Island ferry service, NPS rangers were enlisted to assist
the Secret Service and New Jersey state park rangers. NPS rangers provided
security for the Presidents' visit in Liberty State Park and on Liberty and
Ellis Islands. The President made a stop at the Ellis Island bridge to
speak with supporters and participated in a rally at the ferry terminal.
There were no incidents directly related to his visit. The event was
managed under ICS with assistance from Morristown and the Sandy Hook unit of
Gateway. [Scott Pfeninger, CR, STLI]
94-447 - Big Thicket (Texas) - Visitor Injury
J.W., 20, of East Lansing, Michigan, was camping with his
girlfriend at a backcountry site in the Turkey Creek unit on August 2nd when
he noticed a coral snake nearby. When he picked it up to examine it, the
snake bit him near his index finger. J.W. and his companion then hiked
about three miles to an information station, where interpretive ranger Lora
Hall received the report and summoned assistance. Help arrived within ten
minutes. J.W. was taken to Beaumont, where he was treated with anti-
venin and held for observation. J.W. said that he was aware that the
snake was venomous, but that its size did not intimidate him sufficiently to
keep him from handling it. [Kim Coast, LES, BITH, 8/3]
FIRE ACTIVITY
1) PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - V
2) LARGE FIRE SUMMARY
State Agency Area Fire 8/5 8/8 Status
WA USFS Wenatchee NF Tyee Comp. - T1 116,300 121,400 CN 8/10
Hatchery
Comp. - T1 27,110 31,410 NEC
Okanogan NF Okanogan Comp. -
T1 and two T2 12,435 16,045 CN 8/8
Colville NF Copper Butte - T1 8,960 10,550 CN 8/12
BIA Yakima Agency Klickitat
Comp. - T1 4,800 5,000 CN 8/9
Lakebeds - T2 6,600 6,600 CN 8/8
State - Palmer Comp. 3,200 11,360 CN 8/7
OR State - * Hancock - 14,000 CND
BLM Vale Dis. Swamp Creek 43,000 44,000 CN 8/8
Clover Creek 300 850 CND
USFS Wall.-Whit. NF Starvation Comp. 200 675 CND
Snake River Comp. 1,400 2,168 NEC
Malheur NF Indian Rocks 470 1,280 CN 8/9
Ochoco NF * Bridge Creek - T2 - 280 NEC
Okanogan NF * Methow Comp. - T2 - 4,000 NEC
MT State - Chamberlin - T2 300 1,177 NEC
USFS Lolo NF Superior
Support - T2 353 243 CND
Bitterroot NF Trail Comp. - T2 335 371 NEC
* Sam's Comp. - 155 NEC
BIA Blackfeet Ag. Livermore - T2 376 1,080 CN 8/8
Crow Ag. * Beavais Creek - NR NEC
FWS CM Russell NWR * CK Creek - 9,600 CN 8/10
UT BLM SLC Dis. East Harker 3,000 14,000 CN 8/10
USFS Fishlake NF Black Willow 450 4,000 NEC
Was.-Cache NF Edgar - T2 400 3,400 CN 8/11
Dixie NF * Straight Canyon - 213 CND
State - Dry Canyon II 1,000 9,600 CND
ID USFS Boise NF Idaho City Comp. -
T1 and T2 4,470 6,400 CN 8/10
Idaho Pan. NF Pass Creek - T2 96 99 CND
Payette NF Blackwell 1,000 6,000 CN 8/18
Corral Creek - T2 3,200 9,075 NEC
Clearwater NF * Freezeout - 300 NEC
BLM Boise Dis. * Thorne Springs - 600 CND
State - * Abandon Point - 100 NEC
CA USFS Klamath NF Dillon Comp. - T1 17,672 17,672 CN 8/11
Tahoe NF Crystal - T1 2,000 7,220 CN 8/8
State - * Trauner - T1(CDF) - 700 NEC
- * Kelsey - 800 NEC
- * Grapevine - 1,000 NEC
NV BLM Ely Dis. * Kern - 1,200 CN 8/10
Elko Dis. * Woodhills - 4,000 CN 8/8
AZ USFS Coconino NF Lost Comp. - T2 910 2,005 CN 8/12
Tonto NF * Bee - 1,000 CN 8/8
BIA San Carlos Ag. * Hooker Gap - 428 CN 8/8
State - * Bozworth - 1,000 CN 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 NEC - No estimate of containment
CND - Contained CN/CS (date) - Expected date of containment
3) FIRES YESTERDAY -
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Number 5 9 27 1 96 142 280
Acres Burned 46 949 7,597 1,103 3,775 5,840 19,310
4) COMMITTED RESOURCES -
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Federal 507 412 88 18 2,477
Non-federal 108 531 28 8 1,587
5) COMPARATIVE SUMMARY -
CY 1994 Five Year Average
Year-to-Date Year-to-Date
Number of Fires 52,220 48,682
Acres Burned 2,185,349 1,809,470
6) SITUATION - Fire activity increased yesterday in California and the Great
Basin, but fire activity in Washington moderated due to cooler temperatures,
cloud cover and precipitation. Resource mobilization throughout NICC
moderated significantly.
The situation in the NPS is generally good. Fire danger continues to be
extreme in Dinosaur, Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Lava Beds, Sequoia/Kings
Canyon, Great Basin and Zion.
7) OUTLOOK - A red flag watch has been posted for eastern Idaho and western
Wyoming for dry thunderstorms. Fire activity in the Great Basin and
northern Rockies will likely continue (and possibly increase) due to dry
lightning. Cooler temperatures and showers should bring some relief to
large fires in Washington.
[NIFCC Incident Management Situation Report, 8/8; NPS fire situation
coordinator, Branch of Fire and Aviation Management, 8/7]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No field reports today.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
No notes.
MEMORANDA
No memoranda.
MEETINGS/TRAINING 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 forward the listing to WASO 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:
8/22-25 -- "Thirty Years' Commitment to Wilderness: Planning for the
Future", 1994 Region One Wilderness Ranger Rendezvous, Spotted
Bear Ranger District, Flathead NF, MT. The goal is to "create a
welcome environment for wilderness rangers, frontliners and
field managers to learn and share in the continuing stewardship
of wilderness." Information forwarded from USFS; no contact
number provided.
8/18-21 -- 67th Pecos Conference, Mesa Verde, CO. Contact: Linda Towle at
Mesa Verde at 303-529-4510.
8/24-26 -- Watershed Restoration Techniques, Redwood National Park, CA.
This three-day course provides an introduction to watershed
rehab techniques, concentrating on erosion control, road removal
and watershed restoration. It is intended for professionals
working in land management agencies who have knowledge of basic
geomorphic principles. $100 fee. For registration of further
information, contact Loretta Farley at 707-465-4113 or 5668, or
via cc:Mail by name. [Loretta Farley, REDW]
8/26-29* -- Mapping and Remote Sensing Tools for the 21st Century,
Washington, DC. Contact: American Society for Photogrammetry
and Remote Sensing, 301-493-0290. [Kathy Jope, PNRO]
8/28-9/3 -- "Cultures Connected: Automating Museums in the Americas and
Beyond", Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC. Joint meeting of
the International Council of Museums Documentation Committee and
the and the Museum Computer Network; hosted by the NPS,
Smithsonian Institution and National Gallery of Art.
Discussions and workshops will include information sharing, data
structure and terminology, multimedia, imaging, Internet, public
policy, technology and culture, and more. Contact: Joan
Bacharach, 202-343-8140. [Joan Bacharach, CSC/WASO]
8/29-31 -- Sustaining Rangeland Ecosystems, La Grande, OR. Contact: John
Tanaka, 503-963-7122. [Kathy Jope, PNRO]
8/30-9/1 -- Universal Access to Backcountry/Primitive Recreation Areas. The
training course will employ St. Croix NSR as the classroom to
train employees on ways to better meet the needs of disabled
visitors in outdoor recreation areas. Look for the current NPS
training announcement. Contact: Kay Ellis, 202-343-3674. [Kay
Ellis, Office of Accessibility, WASO]
9/8-9* -- Decision Analysis for Environmental Risk Management, Palo Alto,
CA. Contact: Katrina Rolfes, 415-926-9227. [Kathy Jope, PNRO]
9/10-12 -- Second Annual Meeting, Central Division Working Group, Declining
Amphibian Populations Task Force, Bailly Training Center,
Indiana Dunes NL, IN. Papers given on the first two days will
include a wide range of topics related to amphibians; a
discussion on methods for establishing amphibian censuses will
take place during the session on the 12th. Contact: Registration
- Dr. Michael J. Lannoo, 712-337-3669; information - Dr. Ralph
Grundel, INDU, 219-926-7561. [Gary Sullivan, MWRO]
9/11-16 -- Managerial Grid, Phase I, and Managerial Grid Instructor
Preparation Seminar, Richmond, VA. Sponsored by ANPR. An NPS
course announcement will be out shortly. Contact: Debbie
Gorman, 518-793-3140. [Bill Wade, SHEN]
9/12-16* -- International Geographic Information and Resource Technology
Seminar, Toronto, Canada. The conference will give participants
an opportunity to help shape the future development and use of
decision support systems for the management of natural resources
and the environment. Contact: Michael Power, Natural Resources
Canada, 613-589-2880. [Kathy Jope, PNRO]
9/19-23 -- "Retrofitting for Accessibility: A Course for Maintenance
Personnel", Bradford Woods, Martinsville, IN. This course,
which is directed toward facility managers and maintenance
personnel, will focus on physical access and on making our
facilities accessible to disabled visitors. Look for the
current NPS training announcement. Contact: Kay Ellis, 202-343-
3674. [Kay Ellis, Office of Accessibility, WASO]
9/21-25 -- First Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, Albuquerque,
NM. Contact: Doug Slack, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258.
[Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]
9/22-24 -- Watershed Restoration Techniques, Redwood National Park, CA.
This three-day course provides an introduction to watershed
rehab techniques, concentrating on erosion control, road removal
and watershed restoration. It is intended for professionals
working in land management agencies who have knowledge of basic
geomorphic principles. $100 fee. For registration of further
information, contact Loretta Farley at 707-465-4113 or 5668, or
via cc:Mail by name. [Loretta Farley, REDW]
9/24-25 -- Advanced Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Workshop, Delaware
County Emergency Services Training Center, Darby, PA. The
course will provide the latest information on the assessment and
effective treatment of critical incident stress and its post-
trauma syndromes. Contact: Lisa Berg, International Critical
Incident Stress Foundation, 410-730-4311. [Jim Lee, RAD/WASO]
9/26-29 -- "Revealing Visions: Reconciling the Past with the Present for
the Future", workshop, Council for American Indian
Interpretation, Albright EDC, Grand Canyon, AZ. The workshop
will focus on the current cultural and natural resource issues
affecting American Indian peoples and how to better interpret
these issues. Contact: Karen Gustin, AEDC, 602-638-2691, or
write to CAII Workshop, PO Box 344, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023.
[Karen Gustin, AEDC]
10/6-8 -- Gran Quivira Conference XXIII, Mountainair, NM. An exchange of
information and updates on current research, interpretation and
management of Spanish Colonial era sites. Contact: Kayla
Ellsbury, PO Box 496, Mountainair, NM 87036. [Milford Fletcher,
SWRO]
10/6-8* -- Ninth Annual Wilderness Emergencies Conference, Flagstaff, AZ.
The emphasis of the conference will be on dealing with problems
in a wilderness setting away from medical facilities and
traditional "tools of the trade." Contact: Conference
Coordinator Gerri Gunn, Flagstaff Medical Center, 602-773-2055.
[Gerri Gunn, FMC]
10/9-14 -- AMSAR Technical Rescue Seminar, Joshua Tree NM, CA. Contact:
American Search and Rescue Association, 619-365-3114. [Response
magazine, NASAR]
10/23-29 -- Eighth International Outdoor Recreation Conference, Colorado
Springs, CO. A wide variety of sessions on outdoor recreation
activities, vendor exhibits, and job mart. Contact: Bob McKeta,
Director, Army Outdoor Recreation, 703-325-2523 (fax 2519).
[Bob McKeta, AOR, USA]
10/28-11/4 -- Alaska Region Chief Rangers' Workshop and Training, Anchorage,
AK. Contact: Rich O'Guin, RAD/ARO. [Rich O'Guin, RAD/WASO]
10/31-11/4 -- "Partners in Paleontology: Protecting Our Fossil Heritage",
Fourth Conference on Fossil Resources, Colorado Springs, CO.
Hosted by Florissant Fossil Beds and BLM. The conference is a
workshop designed for staffs of federal, state and local
government agencies and cooperating organizations, including
managers, resource specialists, law enforcement specialists,
interpreters, curators and associated researchers. Contact:
Maggie Johnson, 719-748-3253. [Brian Lakes, FLFO]
11/14-19 -- Annual Interagency Wilderness Conference and 30th Anniversary of
the Wilderness Act, Santa Fe, NM. Contact: Alan Schmierer, WRO,
415-744-3932. [Wes Henry, RAD/WASO]
11/14* -- Rocky Mountain Region Superintendents' Conference, Moab, UT.
Contact: Ron Everhart, RMRO.
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