NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Monday, September 25, 1995

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

95-620 - Virgin Islands - Follow-up on Hurricane Marilyn; Helicopter Crash

A Bell 206 helicopter on contract to the IMT from Hill Aviation went down in
the water about a mile north of the island of Culebra between Puerto Rico and
St. Thomas around 8 a.m. on September 22nd.  On board were ops chief Daryl
Rhodes (Everglades), logistics chief Mel Sanchez (USFS), and electrical
engineer Steve Sherwood (SEFAO).  They were in the water for about an hour
before being rescued by a private boat and taken to Culebra.  The three men
were flown to Centro Medico Hospital in San Juan, where they were treated for
bumps and bruises and X-rayed.  According to the hospital's chief orthopedic
surgeon, one of Rhodes' lumbar vertebrae was fractured and another was crushed. 
He was subsequently flown to Lee Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida, for further
evaluation.  The neurosurgeon who evaluated him does not believe surgery will
be necessary.  The cause of the crash is unknown, but may have stemmed from a
tail rotor malfunction; team members said the helicopter began spinning before
impact.  OAS is investigating.  The team's mission at the time was to assess
electrical generator needs for both short and long-term power supply on the
Virgin Islands.  The accident temporarily curtailed the delivery of supplies to
the islands, but relief funds have been distributed on both St. Thomas and St.
John.  Barge shipments have since begun to St. John, and air deliveries are
being made to St. Croix.  The ops section is focusing most of its attention on
installing, wiring and maintaining generators, and on making roof repairs on
St. John.  The Department of Interior has asked that the employees and
facilities of DOI's inspector general and insular affairs offices be placed
under the care of the IMT.  At present, there are 45 NPS, five Forest Service,
five Fish and Wildlife Service, one BLM, one OAS, and two other people deployed
in the recovery effort.  Jack Piepenbring (Great Smokies) has replaced Rhodes
on the IMT.  [Kent Cave, IO, IMT]

95-641 - Crater Lake (Oregon) - Helicopter Crash; Probable Multiple Fatalities

An AS 350 helicopter with an unknown number of people aboard crashed and sank
into Crater Lake on Saturday, September 23rd.  There were no survivors.  The
helicopter, which can hold up to six people, sank into the lake, which is about
1,500 feet deep at the crash site.  No further details are currently available. 
[Associated Press]

95-642 - Guilford Courthouse (North Carolina) - Apparent Suicide

On the morning of September 21st, a visitor found the body of E.G.,
33, of Greensboro, near the center of the park.  Indications are that he
apparently took his own life.  The city's forensic unit and detectives are
assisting in the case.  The investigation is continuing.  [Chuck Taylor, CR,
GUCO]

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II

2) LARGE FIRE SUMMARY - 

No significant fires were reported this morning.  Several IMT's are in the
field - three managing hurricane recovery receiving and distribution centers in
Puerto Rico and on St. Thomas and St. Croix, one (the NPS team) providing
support to DOI facilities, and one responding to flooding in Anchorage, Seward
and the Matanuska Valley in Alaska caused by Tropical Storm Oscar.

3) FIRES YESTERDAY -

                NPS     BIA      BLM     FWS    States     USFS      Total

Number            2       4        1       0        27       14         48 
Acres Burned      2       0      451       0       218        8        679

4) COMMITTED RESOURCES -

               Crews     Engines     Helicopters     Airtankers     Overhead

Federal            3        15            3               0            316
Non-federal        4         1            0               0             27

5) COMPARATIVE SUMMARY -

                                      CY 1995            Five Year Average
                                    Year-to-Date           Year-to-Date

Number of Fires - U.S.                 81,108                  61,751     
Acres Burned - U.S.                 1,817,283               2,456,934 
Number of Fires - Canada                7,997                       -
Acres Burned - Canada              17,519,075                       -

6) SITUATION - Initial attack remained moderate throughout the country over the
past weekend.

7) OUTLOOK - Only minor fire activity is expected.

[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 9/25]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No notes.

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, EXCEPT in instances in
which registration dates close much earlier.  Asterisks indicate new entries;
brackets at end of entry indicate source of information.

NOTE: Due to the number of entries submitted to "Calendar" and the limited
space available, brevity is appreciated.

10/5-9 -- Annual Conference, National Recreation and Park Association, San
Antonio, TX.  Contact: NRPA, 703-820-4940.  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]

10/8-14 -- GIS and Remote Sensing, Front Royal, VA.  Contact: Rose Meier,
Conservation and Research Center, Smithsonian Institution, Front
Royal, VA 22630; 703-635-6500 (phone); nzpcrc01@sivm.si.edu
(Internet).  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]

10/9-13 -- "Hands On Hypermedia and Interactivity in Museums", Hotel del
Coronado, San Diego, CA.  Contact: Conference organizers at 412-
683-9775 (phone), 412-683-7366 (fax), 74543.2367@compuserve.com
(Internet).  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]

10/11* -- National Register for Historic Places Workshop, session to be held
at annual meeting, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Fort
Worth, TX.  Introduction to preparing National Register
nominations.  $10 registration fee for session (in addition to
conference registration).  Contact: Carol Shull, 202-343-9504, or
via cc:Mail by name.  [Marilyn Harper, NRHP, IRD/WASO]

10/11 -- "Rediscovering National Historic Landmarks", NPS session to be held
at annual meeting, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Fort
Worth, TX.  Contact: Carol Shull, 202-343-9504, or via cc:Mail by
name.  [Susan Escherich, PAD/WASO]

10/12-13 -- First Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Review, Charlottesville, VA.  Contact:
Scott Salom, 703-231-4029 (phone).  [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]

10/15* -- Teaching with Historic Places Workshop, session to be held at
annual meeting, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Fort
Worth, TX.  Introduction to preparing educational materials for the
classroom based on historic and cultural resources. $15
registration fee for session (in addition to conference
registration).  Contact: Beth Boland, 202-343-9545, or via cc:Mail
by name.  [Marilyn Harper, NRHP, IRD/WASO] 

10/15 -- Due date for papers, posters and abstracts for "Wilderness and
Natural Areas in Eastern North America", a symposium to be held
next May in Gatlinburg, TN.  Contact: Prof. Mike Legg of the
College of Forestry at S.F. Austin University, (409-468-3301
(phone), 409-468-2489 (fax), mleggAsfasu.edu (Internet).  [Alan
Schmierer, WRO]

10/16-18* -- Meeting, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Review Committee, Anchorage Hilton, Anchorage, AK.  Agenda:
Comments on the committee's draft recommendations regarding
disposition of culturally unidentifiable remains in museums and
federal collections; review of written evidence on disputes
involving the Oneida and Kiowa nations; discussion of the
application of the statue in Alaska.  The committee is particularly
interested in attracting federal land managers, museum
representatives, and Alaska native village and corporation members. 
Open to the public.  Contact: Dr. Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist, NPS, 202-343-4101, or Tim
McKeown, 202-343-1142.  [Tim McKeown, AAD/WASO]

10/16-18 -- 1995 Rocky Mountain Symposium on Environmental Issues in Oil and
Gas Operations, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.  Topics
include compliance and risk assessment, environmental planning and
mitigation, education, air quality and bioremediation.  $395.  A
preliminary program is available.  Contact: Bruce Heise, Geologic
Resources Division, 303-969-2017, or by name on cc:Mail, or via
Internet at bruce_heise@nps.gov.  [Bruce Heise, GRD]

10/16-18 -- Seventh Annual Federal Preservation Forum Meeting, Denver, CO. 
Topics will include the future of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, the DOD legacy, Native American issues, resources
training for non-preservation managers, and case history problems
and successes.  Contact: Rhoda Lewis, USFWS, 303-236-8145 (phone);
Rhoda_LewisAmail.fws.gove (Internet).  [Anne Vawser, MWAC]

10/16-20 -- "Managing Parks Sustainably: Seminar on Environmental Issues",
Xerox Center, Leesburg, VA.  The seminar will address ways to
incorporate sustainability into aspects of park management ranging
from visitor impacts and facilities location and design to resource
management and ecosystem considerations, and will explore legal
tools and opportunities for moving toward sustainable decision-
making for park and adjacent resources.  Limited to 40 people. 
Contact: Susan Cresswell, 202-208-4274.  [Jake Hoogland, EQD/WASO]

10/18-22 -- 53rd Plains Anthropological Conference, Laramie, WY.  Contact: Sue
Powell, PO Box 3972, University Station, Laramie, WY 82071-3972;
307-476-2124 (phone); PLNCONF@UWYO.EDU (Internet).  [Ken Cannon,
MWAC]

10/19-22 -- "Reflections on Relationships on Oral History Research", Oral
History Association, Milwaukee, WI.  Contact: Tim Erickson, 414-
229-6980 (phone), 414-229-6766 (fax).  [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
CSD/WASO]  

10/19 -- "Asking for Money in Person", workshop prior to "Partners at Work"
conference, Tamiment, PA.  Contact: Joanne Hanley, WORI, 315-568-
2991.  [Joanne Hanley, WORI]

10/19-22 -- "Partners at Work: Supporting National Parks from Maine to
Virginia", 1995 Partnership Conference, Tamiment Resort, Tamiment,
PA.  Co-sponsored by NPCA, ENP&MA, NPF and the NPS.  The conference
will provide a forum for building on the successes of recent
partnerships, setting directions that will help new partnerships
develop, and assisting current partners. Registration before
September 29th is $75.  Contact: Friends of Independence NHP, 313
Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106.  For hotel reservations,
call 1-800-233-8105.  [Susan Moore, ANTI/MONO; Joanne Hanley, WORI]

10/19-22 -- "Livelihood and Liveability", Eighth International Conference of
the Society for Human Ecology, Granlibakken Conference Center,
Tahoe City, CA.  Topics will include conservation biology,
populations and development, aesthetics and the environment,
ecotourism, and women and development.  Members $85, non-members
$125.  Contact: Dr. Nancy L. Markee, University of Nevada, Mail
stop 199, Reno, NV 89557; 702-784-1674; nlmarkee@scs.unr.edu.  [Don
Briggs]

10/24-27 -- "The Role of Earth Science Information in Metal Mining
Environmental Issues", training course, Denver, CO.  $200 for
course; $100 for field trip.  Contact: Bob Higgins, NPS Geologic
Resources Division, via cc:Mail.

10/25-28 -- "Quality Cave Management Involves Everyone", National Cave
Management Symposium, Mitchell, IN.  Contact: Keith Dunlap, 317-
242-2505.  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]  

11/5-7* -- "Leadership from the Inside Out", Radisson Hotel, Saint Paul, MN. 
Course, which qualifies as official NPS training, will be held
prior to Ranger Rendezvous.  $150 for ANPR and ANPME members; $180
for non-members.  Deadline for registration is October 7th. 
Contact: Gary Warshefski, 315-337-5176.  [Bill Wade, SHEN]

11/5-8 -- Public Benefits of Archeology Conference, Santa Fe, NM.  Sponsored
by NPS and several other organizations.  $50.  Contact: Barbara
Little via cc:Mail or at 202-343-9513.  [Barbara Little, IRD/WASO]

11/7-11* -- Ranger Rendezvous XIX, Radisson Hotel, St. Paul, MN.  Presented by
the Association of National Park Rangers and the Association of
National Park Maintenance Employees.  Conference includes speakers,
exhibitor sessions, and workshops.  Topics will cover the full
spectrum of NPS activities, including cultural and natural
resources, interpretation, protection, maintenance, employee
issues, partnerships, and life in the new NPS.  Contact: Barbara
Goodman, 941-792-0458, or Tony Sisto, 503-326-6270.  [Barbara
Goodman, DESO]

11/13-15 -- Fire Effects on Threatened and Endangered Species and Habitats,
Coeur d'Alene, ID.  Contact: International Association of Wildland
Fire, 509-283-2397.  [Kathy Jope, PNRO]

11/13-17 -- Basic Wetland Delineation, Holiday Inn, Austin, TX.  A five-day
class on the application of the wetland delineation procedures put
on by the Wetland Training Institute.  The cost is $850.  Contact:
Wetland Training Institute, 301-972-8112, or Leslie Krueger, NPS
Water Resources Division, 303-969-2815.

11/14-17* -- Environmental Crimes Investigation, BLM National Training Center,
Phoenix, AZ.  A joint NPS, FBI, and BLM basic in-service training
course for law enforcement people in the western United States. 
Contact your field area office or SSO chief ranger for information
and applications.  [Einar Olsen, CR, RSD/NCAO]

Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and
support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.


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