- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Tuesday, July 25, 1995
- Date: Tues, 25 Jul 1995
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Tuesday, July 25, 1995
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
95-447 - Chickasaw (Oklahoma) - Rescue
J.C., 42, was night fishing on Arbuckle Lake at 3 a.m. on July 23rd when
high winds associated with a sudden thunderstorm capsized his 14-foot boat.
Two fishermen in the area heard calls for help about 90 minutes later and
notified rangers. A land and water search was immediately begun, but efforts
to contact J.C. verbally proved fruitless. Ranger Steve Buxton eventually
located J.C., who was washed up on shore against a rock near the dam. He was
in an advanced stage of hypothermia and was very weak. J.C., who has a
disabled right leg, had clung to his boat until it had sunk, then was washed
ashore, clinging to a life jacket. Buxton brought him to the park boat house,
where he was picked up and taken to Arbuckle Memorial Hospital with abrasions
and severe hypothermia. J.C. had been in the water for almost two hours when
Buxton found him, and was too weak to climb onto the shore. He would not have
survived without timely rescue. [Len Weems, CR, CHIC]
95-448 - Denali (Alaska) - Bike Accident; Serious Injury
H.F., 56, of Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, crashed his mountain bike at the
end of the 90 mile park road near Kantishna at 10 p.m. on July 13th. H.F.
lost consciousness for at least 20 minutes and lapsed in and out of
consciousness thereafter. Rangers responded with life support equipment and
stabilized him; he was then flown to a hospital in Fairbanks. H.F.
sustained trauma to the occipital and temporal areas of his head, five
fractured ribs, and a dislocated shoulder. He is in intensive care and in a
semi-coma. The helicopter was able to fly at such a late hour due to the long
periods of daylight in Alaska at this time of the year. [Tom Habecker, Acting
CR, DENA]
95-449 - Bryce Canyon (Utah) - Falling Fatality
On the evening of July 20th, 36-year-old L.A.M. of Denver,
Colorado, was gathering wildflowers at the edge of Bryce Canyon near
Inspiration Point when she fell to a point about 300 feet below the rim. She
apparently died instantly. Alcohol appears to have been a contributing factor.
[Charlie Peterson, CR, BRCA]
95-450 - Glen Canyon (Utah/Arizona) - Car Clout Interdiction
On July 20th, a drifter called the Coconino County sheriff's department to
report that he'd been picked up by a man - later identified as S.H.,
27 - who said he was going to steal parts from a vehicle in the 14-day lot at
Wahweap. According to the drifter, S.H., who was driving a 1979 Z-280,
intended to steal the fuel pump out of another Z-280 in the lot. The drifter
did not want to get involved, left the area, and called police. Rangers found
the target vehicle and began surveillance of the area. Meanwhile, a deputy
found S.H. parked along the road with his car's hood up and an assortment of
tools lying on the front seat. It appears that the car broke down before
S.H. was able to get to the lot. A routine computer check revealed that
there were two warrants out against S.H.. S.H. resisted arrest, but was
subdued by the deputy with the help of rangers and incarcerated. [Tomie Lee,
CR, GLCA]
95-451 - Natchez Trace (Mississippi/Alabama/Tennessee) - MVA; Two Fatalities
Two people were killed in a two vehicle accident near milepost 249 on July
20th. K.E., 30, of Tupelo, Mississippi, was northbound on the parkway
when she collided head on with a southbound vehicle. K.E. and S.N.,
62, of Houston, Mississippi, a passenger in the second vehicle, were fatally
injured. The driver and another passenger in the S.N. vehicle were taken to a
hospital for treatment of injuries. Neither of the victims was wearing a
seatbelt; the driver of the S.N. vehicle wore one and survived. There were no
witnesses, but it appears that K.E. had crossed the center line. [Tim
Francis, ACR, NATR]
95-452 - Great Smokies (North Carolina/Tennessee) - Drowning
Ten-year-old M.D. of Antioch, Tennessee, drowned at the Sinks, a
popular swimming hole, on the evening of July 23rd. M.D. was last seen
playing with friends and diving from the bank. A companion noticed M.D.'s
absence and told his mother. His body was found a short time later.
Responding rangers performed CPR, which was continued in conjunction with other
advanced life support measures by park medics. He was taken to the University
of Tennessee hospital by helicopter, but did not survive. [Jason Houck, CR,
GRSM]
[More pending reports tomorrow...]
FIRE ACTIVITY
1) NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II
2) LARGE FIRE SUMMARY
% Est
State Area Fire IMT 7/24 7/25 Con Con
CA Riverside RU Dawson -- 4,591 4,591 NR NR
* Moreno -- - 700 100 CND
* Sixty-Two -- - 1,335 100 CND
San Bernadino RU Tecate 10 -- 400 400 100 CND
Pilgrim -- 2,236 2,236 100 CND
AZ Tonto NF * Comet -- - 300 0 NEC
NV Elko Dis. Dann -- 21,380 21,380 100 CND
ID Shoshone Dis. Bliss Canyon -- 800 500 100 CND
HEADING NOTES:
Fire * = newly reported fire (on this report). Cx = complex.
IMT T1 = Type 1; T2 = Type II; ST1 = state Type 1; ST2 = state Type 2.
% 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 1 9 5 0 48 21 84
Acres Burned 0 236 253 0 2,174 311 2,974
4) COMMITTED RESOURCES -
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Federal 21 56 12 9 61
Non-federal 5 21 0 0 8
5) COMPARATIVE SUMMARY -
CY 1995 Five Year Average
Year-to-Date Year-to-Date
Number of Fires - U.S. 52,103 45,132
Acres Burned - U.S. 963,539 1,482,168
Number of Fires - Canada 6,190 -
Acres Burned - Canada 12,486,581 -
6) SITUATION - Initial attack continued throughout the West yesterday. Many
areas in Arizona and southern California are reporting very high to extreme
fire indices. Large fires of short duration persist in southern California.
7) OUTLOOK - Moderate initial attack is expected. The potential for escaped
large fires in southern California is increasing.
[NIFCC Incident Management Situation Report, 7/25]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No field reports today.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
No notes.
MEMORANDA
No memoranda.
UPCOMING IN CONGRESS
The following activities will be taking place in Congress during coming weeks
on matters pertaining to the National Park Service. If you would like further
information on any of these hearings or bills, please contact Stacey Rickard in
WASO Legislation at 202-208-3636.
July 25
House Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands (Hansen):
Hearing on H.R. 773, to reform the concession policies of the National Park
Service; H.R. 721, to establish a fair market vale pricing of Federal natural
assets; H.R. 2028, Federal Land Management Agency Concession Reform.
July 27
Senate Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Parks, Historic
Preservation and Recreation (Campbell): Hearing on S. 964, to amend the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 with respect to fees for admission to
units of the National Park System; S. 309, to reform the concession policies of
the National Park Service.
August 3
House Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands (Hansen):
Hearing on H.R. 205, recreation fees.
TBA
Senate Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Parks, Historic
Preservation and Recreation (Campbell): Hearing on S. 133, to establish the
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site; S. 608, to establish
the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts;
S. 305, to establish the Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields and Commission
in the Commonwealth of Virginia; S. 310, to transfer title to certain lands in
Shenandoah National Park to the State of Virginia; S. 128, to establish the
Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the State of New York; S. 231, to modify
the boundaries of Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona.
Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and
support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.
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