NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Thursday, November 3, 1994

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

94-623 - American Memorial (Saipan) - Typhoon Zelda

For the second time in as many weeks, a typhoon is threatening the island of
Saipan and American Memorial Park.  Typhoon Zelda, packing sustained winds of
over 100 mph with gusts to 140 mph, is projected to pass near or over the
island late on the afternoon of November 3rd (yesterday, as the island is
across the international date line).  The storm has been strengthening and may
be more severe when it reaches the park.  All park facilities have been closed
and buildings secured; employees have been sent home on administrative leave
until Zelda passes.  War in the Pacific on Guam has made preparations for the
storm, but no facilities or units have been closed due to the northerly track
of the typhoon.  Windy conditions and heavy rains are predicted for Guam, but
winds are expected to be less than gale force. [Ed Wood, Superintendent,
WAPA/AMME, 11/3]

94-624 - Bighorn Canyon (Wyoming/Montana) - HazMat Conviction

On October 19th, E.O. of Cody, Wyoming, entered a guilty plea in
magistrate's court to a charge of discarding burning material and causing
damage to park resources (36 CFR 2.13a(5)).  The charges stemmed from a July
28th incident in which E.O. was found burning the insulation off copper wire
at the old Kane boat ramp along the Bighorn River in the park's South District. 
E.O. was told at that time that all refuse fires were illegal and that he was
to refrain from burning material in the park in the future.  Follow-up
investigation revealed that wire burn sites are hazardous waste sites and must
be handled according to hazardous waste material guidelines.  Of particular
concern are heavy metals involved in such fires.  A hazardous waste contractor
was employed to clean up the site, with the waste being contained and stored in
55 gallon drums.  Lab analysis revealed that the wire burn debris contained
lead at a level 80 times that needed to classify it as a hazardous material. 
The next step is to have the waste transported to a hazardous material
facility, treated to render it inert, and disposed of at an appropriate site. 
Estimated total cost for the cleanup and disposal is just over $6,000.  Steve
Hunt, NPS hazardous materials manager, and Mike Schene, regional EPA liaison,
helped guide the park through the entire process.  Investigation also revealed
that a ranger from a local BLM office had warned E.O. against burning wire on
federal land in November, 1993.  The magistrate sentenced E.O. to 30 days in
jail, a $500 fine, and $4,000 in restitution, to be paid to the NPS.  He also
placed E.O. on six months probation.  The jail sentence was suspended upon
payment of the fine and restitution and completion of probation.  Wire burn
sites are a recurring problem for the BLM, and may turn up on other NPS lands. 
Special caution is in order, since the sites can be very dangerous.  Park
personnel did not realize how dangerous until some time after the site was
discovered.  [Dick Hougham, DR, BICA, 10/20]

94-625 - Obed (Tennessee) - Drug Eradication

During the recently-completed 1994 marijuana eradication operation, about 4,000
plants were discovered and removed from the park.  The operation was a joint
effort by the NPS, governor's task force, Army, Civil Air Patrol, and several
state and local law enforcement agencies.  Several arrests were made and a
number of booby traps were encountered.  [Rob Turan, OBRI, 11/3]

94-626 - Walnut Canyon (Arizona) - MVA with fatality

While on hunting patrol along the monument boundary on October 29th, ranger
John Bland was flagged down by a hunter who reported that a vehicle had rolled
over and that there was a possible fatality.  Upon arrival, Bland found that
the three occupants of the Jeep had been ejected.  One passenger was killed,
but the driver and second passenger suffered only minor injuries.  None of the
occupants were wearing seatbelts; alcohol is believed to have been a
contributing factor.  The driver of the vehicle was charged with manslaughter
by Coconino County sheriff's deputies. The three had been hunting in the area. 
Names are being withheld pending notification. [CR, FLAG, 10/31]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No notes.

MEMORANDA

No memoranda.

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