NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Tuesday, November 21, 1995

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

95-739 - Southwest SSO (New Mexico) - Employee Death

A.G., 35, a personnel assistant in the Southwest SSO, died of
injuries sustained in a car accident in Santa Fe on the evening of November
16th.  A.G., her daughter L., 13, and her son H., 11, were
passengers in a car being driver by her mother R.R., a retired NPS
employee.  The vehicle was struck broadside in the accident; A.G. was
killed, but her mother and children received only minor injuries.  A.G. is
survived by her husband, J., and by her children.  A funeral service will be
held this morning at Calvary Chapel in Santa Fe.  Memorial contributions may be
directed to the Kidney Foundation, 1715 Grand NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. 
Condolences may be sent to the family. 
[Public Affairs, SWSSO]

95-740 - Grand Canyon (Arizona) - Accidental Shooting

On November 10th, rangers responded to the Desert View entrance station to
assist the victim of a hunting accident.  A.G., 44, of Tuba City,
Arizona, was shot in the head while hunting outside the park.  He was rushed by
ambulance to a nearby helispot; park paramedics arrived shortly thereafter by
helicopter and provided advanced life support to A.G., who remained
conscious, breathing and alert.  He was taken to Flagstaff Medical Center,
where he is in stable condition.  A high-powered 7 mm rifle round removed a
portion of his skull, exposing the brain and causing intercerebral bleeding and
a concussion.  Investigation revealed that both men were highly intoxicated at
the time of the incident.  Criminal charges are pending against A.G.'s
companion.  [Charlie Peterson, DR, South District, GRCA]

95-741 - Death Valley (California) - MVA with Two Fatalities

On November 15th, a rental car went off the Badwater Road, rolled several
times, and ejected the two occupants - both Italian nationals.  The car then
caught fire and burned.  One of the visitors died instantly; the other was
found alive by a passerby, but died five minutes later.  Park and state highway
patrol units arrived about 45 minutes after the accident occurred.  The
identification of the two occupants has not been confirmed, as neither carried
any identification and the fire consumed the contents of the vehicle.  [Mark
Maciha, DR, South District, DEVA]

95-742 - Joshua Tree (California) - Rescue

W.D., 13, of Beaumont, California, was scrambling on AFPA rock without
safety equipment on November 10th when he free fell about eight feet, tumbled
another 20 feet, and ended up on a ledge with a possible fractured left ankle
and other abrasions.  Rangers treated his injuries, then performed a 50-foot
belayed scree evacuation and carried him to a waiting ambulance.  [Judy
Bartzatt, CR, JOTR]

95-743 - Joshua Tree (California) - Rescue

A local ham operator contacted park dispatch in the early hours of November
11th to advise that he'd received a report of an injured individual on Boy
Scout trail near Keys Peek.  Rangers found that J.M., 13, had been rock
scrambling the previous evening and had slipped and slid down the rock face,
landing on his left shin.  He was evacuated and taken to a local hospital. 
[Judy Bartzatt, CR, JOTR]

95-744 - Lake Mead (Nevada) - Suicide

A park volunteer discovered the body of a 35-year-old woman in a vehicle at
Kingman Wash on the morning of November 13th.  The woman had killed herself
with a shotgun.  No suicide note was found.  [Grace Gerken, Dispatch, LAME]

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.

11/27-30 -- "The Real Magic", National Interpreters Workshop, Orlando, FL. 
Contact: Amy Galperin, National Association of Interpretation, 303-
239-3960.  [Sheila Lee, RRAD/WASO]

12/2-4 -- North American Water Trails Conference, Clearwater, FL.  Contact:
Lelia Mellen, 802-457-4323.  [Sheila Lee, RRAD/WASO]

12/5-7* -- Meeting, Interagency Wild and Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council,
Reno Hilton, Reno, NV.  Also meeting at the hotel will be the
American River Management Society and America Outdoors (Confluence
'95).  The council was established by DOI and DOA this year; the
NPS, FWS, BLM and Forest Service are members.  River study and
management issues of multi-agency interest will be addressed. 
Anyone interested in the operation of the council or wishing to
bring issues to it for consideration should contact John Haubert
(202-208-4290), Chris Brown (202-343-3758), Cassie Thomas (617-223-
5014), or chairman Tony Anderson (715-483-3284).  Agency personnel
are invited to attend two open forums.  The council's primary focus
to date has been on providing Section 7 guidance to managers,
developing a comprehensive questions and answers handout, and
coordinating with federal regulatory agencies.  [John Haubert,
WASO]

12/14-17 -- Managing Search Operations, Imperial Palace Hotel and Conference
Center, Las Vegas, NV.  Sponsored by Emergency Response Institute. 
Fee: $199.  Contact: Course coordinator Neil James, 503-620-2926. 
[Jim Lee, RAD/WASO]

1/2-7* -- 29th Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Omni
Netherland Hotel, Cincinnati, OH.  There are two themes - "Bridging
Distances: Recent Approaches to Immigration, Migration and Ethnic
Identity" and "Forging Partnerships in Outreach and Education." 
Contact: Marcy Gray, Conference Chair, Gray and Pape, Inc., 1318
Main St., Cincinnati, OH 45210, 513-665-6707,
76554.3313@compuserve.com.

2/8-10 -- "Opening Doors: The Southeastern Regional Conference on African
American Historic Preservation," South Carolina African American
Heritage Council, Charleston, SC. Topics include historic
preservation, building community support, funding courses and
historical research methods.  Registration: $125.  Contact: Cynthia
Baxter, 803-734-8611.  [Michael Allen, SC Department of Archives
and History]

2/27-28* -- Fourth Annual Meeting, Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Parks
Roundtable, Cowpens NB, SC.  The two-day meeting will cover topics
and issues that weave a common thread among participating parks. 
Contact: Pat Ruff, chief ranger, COWP.  [Pat Ruff, COWP]

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

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