- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, September 19, 1994
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, September 19, 1994
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
94-556 - Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island (New York) - Attempted Theft
On August 30th, rangers arrested M.J., 18, of Queens, New York,
on a warrant for criminal impersonation (18 USC 13). On June 16th, M.J.
attempted to take a money bag from ARA Leisure Services, the Ellis Island
concessioner, by utilizing false identification, wearing an ARA uniform, and
posing as a cashier. ARA employees called for assistance, and rangers
arrested M.J. for trespass. He was subsequently found to be carrying a
razor knife, marijuana and identification containing his real name. The
uniform was allegedly supplied by a 21-year-old ARA employee who also
resides in Queens. The investigation continues. [Scott Pfeninger, CR,
STLI, 9/16]
94-557 - Glen Canyon (Utah/Arizona) - Falling Fatality
On the afternoon of September 15th, rangers received a cellular phone
request for medical assistance for a person with life-threatening injuries
who'd fallen from a cliff near the mouth of the Escalante arm of Lake
Powell. Upon arrival, they found that P.T., 51, of Dixon,
California, had already expired. P.T. was part of a group of seven BASE
jumpers who'd made several parachute jumps from the cliff face just south of
the Escalante confluence. Witnesses said that his chute deployed upon
jumping, but that P.T. got twisted around and struck the cliff face
several times because of the parachute's pendulum effect. The chute then
collapsed and P.T. fell a significant distance, struck a rock, and
landed in the water. Companions in a recovery boat witnessed the event and
picked him up almost immediately. They said that they'd performed CPR, but
that they were unsuccessful due to severe face, chest, and pelvic trauma.
BASE jumping has not been a problem for Glen Canyon in past years. [Tomie
Lee, CR, GLCA, 9/16]
FIRE ACTIVITY
1) PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - III
2) LARGE FIRE SUMMARY
% Est
State Area Fire IMT 9/16 9/18 Cont Cont
MT Lewiston Dis. Windy Point T2 4,217 4,217 90 9/17
Miles City Dis. Red Knob -- 1,500 1,500 NR 9/13
ID Boise NF Idaho City Cx T1 154,100 154,100 66 NEC
Thunderbolt T2 21,000 21,000 60 9/20
Payette NF Corral Creek -
Blackwell Cx T1 148,400 148,515 50 NEC
Chicken Cx T1 92,100 92,575 50 NEC
Caribou NF Tin Cup Cx -- 1,950 1,950 80 9/19
UT State Echo -- 1,250 1,250 NR NR
State Heiner -- 1,800 1,800 NR NR
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 SATURDAY -
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Number 1 1 3 0 38 17 69
Acres Burned 1 1 1 0 459 25 487
4) COMMITTED RESOURCES -
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Federal 139 104 64 7 1,008
Non-federal 21 37 21 0 748
5) COMPARATIVE SUMMARY -
CY 1994 Five Year Average
Year-to-Date Year-to-Date
Number of Fires 60,312 58,162
Acres Burned 3,517,410 2,355,102
6) OVERALL SITUATION - No significant fire activity occurred on Saturday or
early Sunday.
7) OUTLOOK - Increased activity was considered possible yesterday due to
warming and drying trends and forecasted thunderstorms.
[NIFCC Incident Management Situation Report, 9/18]
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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