- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Friday, September 9, 1994
- Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Friday, September 9, 1994
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
94-536 - Redwoods (California) - Drug Arrest and Seizure
Last May, ranger Augusto Conde saw a suspicious vehicle in the Coastal Drive
area. While investigating, Conde discovered seven small marijuana plants.
Thinking that this might be a decoy garden, Conde continued his search and
discovered a large garden with over 60 six-foot-tall plants near Marshall
Pond. A hidden camera was set up and surveillance was begun by rangers and
members of the county drug task force. On September 1st, Conde entered the
garden area to check the camera and came upon a man, subsequently identified
as R.B.. R.B. was arrested, his vehicle was confiscated, and 76
plants were eradicated. R.B., who has a lengthy record of arrests in
California and Oregon, was booked into the county jail under a $10,000 bond.
[Craig Johnson, REDW, 9/2]
94-537 - Olympic (Washington) - Drug Arrest and Seizures
On September 2nd, eight law enforcement rangers joined a task force
comprised of 85 local, state and federal officers in serving drug-related
search and arrest warrants in the Forks, Washington, area. The task force
had targeted 13 people who sold drugs to undercover officers in the Forks
area over the past eight months. The raid marked the culmination of an
extensive investigation by the county drug task force which began 18 months
ago with information provided by the park's criminal investigator. The raid
was carried out simultaneously at 3 a.m. by 12 teams assigned to serve
search warrants on and arrest the 13 individuals. Officers arrested seven
people and seized two pounds of drugs, $10,000 in cash and eight vehicles.
Six others remain at large. The park provided assistance under an
memorandum of understanding with the sheriff's department. [OLYM, 9/7]
94-538 - Cape Cod (Massachusetts) - Drug Seizures
During recent weeks, foot patrols of the bay side of the park indicated
marijuana cultivation activity in two small previously cultivated areas.
One of the two areas was kept under surveillance for an extended period of
time; since nobody appeared at the site, all plants were subsequently
removed. On Tuesday, September 6th, a joint NPS - National Guard flyover
led to the discovery of two new patches on the ocean side of the park.
Ground teams hiked to and removed all plants from these two patches. A
total of 45 plants were removed, averaging four to five feet in height and
possessing an approximate value of between $70,000 and $80,000. [CRO, CACO,
9/8]
94-539 - Apostle Islands (Wisconsin) - Rescue
On September 3rd, P.J., 47, of Hinckley, Minnesota, set out on a 12-
mile trip to Devils Island in Lake Superior in a seven-foot river kayak.
Upon reaching the island that night, he became concerned about the weather
and his lack of provisions and decided to paddle back to the mainland.
During the night, strong winds and three to four-foot seas took R.J. out
into the open lake. R.J. was finally able to reach York Island at 10
p.m. the following evening after a total of 34 hours afloat. He contacted a
boater, who in turn notified rangers via marine radio. R.J. suffered
from severe windburn and stiffness, but his only concern was that he would
be cited for having parked his car in a day-use lot. [CRO, APIS, 9/8]
FIRE ACTIVITY
1) PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - V
2) LARGE FIRE SUMMARY
% Est
State Area Fire IMT 9/8 9/9 Cont Cont
OR Wallowa-
Whitman NF Twin Lakes T1 17,300 18,760 50 9/14
MT Glacier NP North Fork Cx -- 5,151 5,151 60 NEC
Kootenai NF Yaak/Red Dragon Cx T2 12,109 12,109 96 9/10
Cabinet Cx T1 3,500 3,500 98 NEC
Trout Creek Cx T1 1,300 1,300 99 NEC
Libby Cx T1 12,990 12,990 99 NEC
Gallatin NF * Black Butte T2 - 200 0 NEC
Crow Agency Dry Head -- 1,000 2,000 - NR
Lewiston Dis. * Windy Point T2 - 1,500 0 NEC
ID Boise NF Idaho City Cx T1 111,000 131,000 43 NEC
Thunderbolt T2 16,500 18,000 50 9/20
Payette NF Blackwell Cx T1 49,800 51,140 45 NEC
Corral Creek T1 88,575 91,250 50 NEC
Chicken Cx T1 68,000 82,000 5 NEC
Clearwater NF Powell Cx T2 14,305 14,307 33 NEC
Challis NF Pioneer Creek T2 9,032 9,032 90 9/11
Targhee NF Lake T2 1,918 1,918 80 9/9
Caribou NF Tin Cup Cx -- 1,450 1,450 60 9/21
UT SLC Dis. Reilly Canyon T2 3,083 3,083 80 9/9
State * Buzzard -- - 400 85 9/9
CA Shasta/Trin. Fern ST 200 250 95 NEC
State * Spanish -- - 700 0 NEC
HEADING NOTES:
Fire Asterisk indicates newly reported fire (on this report). Cx =
complex.
IMT T1 = Type 1; T2 = Type II; ST = State Team.
% Con Percent of fire contained.
Est Con Estimated containment date. NEC = no estimated date of
containment; CND = fully contained; NR = no report.
3) FIRES YESTERDAY -
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Number 0 2 7 0 45 34 88
Acres Burned 0 1,000 6 200 675 15 1,896
4) COMMITTED RESOURCES -
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Federal 250 197 97 10 1,920
Non-federal 100 136 35 2 1,254
5) COMPARATIVE SUMMARY -
CY 1994 Five Year Average
Year-to-Date Year-to-Date
Number of Fires 59,038 55,728
Acres Burned 3,364,913 2,249,367
6) OVERALL SITUATION - Large fires in Idaho and Oregon burned vigorously
yesterday. New large fires occurred in Montana; two Type II incident
management teams were ordered. Initial attack activity decreased slightly.
Demobilization, reassignments and rotation of resources continued. The
demand for Type I helicopters continues to exceed the private sector's
ability to provide them; the MAC group at NIFC has accordingly requested
continued support from military helicopters.
7) NPS SITUATION - Lava Beds and Sequoia-Kings Canyon both reported extreme
fire dangers on Thursday, while Yosemite and Rocky Mountain reported very
high fire dangers.
* Glacier - Burnout efforts have been completed on the Howling prescribed
natural fire (750 acres). There have been no changes in the status of the
Starvation Creek (3,000 acres) or Adair II (1,400 acres) fires.
* Grand Teton - Mop up and patrols continue on the Row fire, which was
declared controlled on Saturday at 2,250 acres. No new starts were reported
Thursday, but a red flag warning was in effect yesterday for dry lightning,
high winds and high Haines Index.
* Olympic - The park has six wildfires, ranging in size from 0.2 to 20
acres, that are still active or semi-active. These fires occurred as a
result of lightning ignitions throughout August. All of the fires are
located in the western part of the park in remote, steep terrain and are
being managed under confinement strategy. Parkwide rainfall, ranging from
0.1 to 1 inch, is providing much needed relief to the area.
8) OUTLOOK - A red flag warning has been posted for low humidity and strong,
gusty winds in central and southwest Montana, southern Idaho, Utah, and
western Wyoming. A red flag watch has been posted for low humidity and
increasing winds in central Wyoming and Nevada. Large fires are expected to
be active today, then moderate over the weekend with the onset of cooler
temperatures and higher humidities.
[NIFCC Incident Management Situation Report, 9/9; Dean Berg, NPS Branch of
Fire and Aviation Management, 9/8]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No field reports today.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
No notes.
MEMORANDA
No memoranda.
Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation
and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.
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