- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Tuesday, August 27, 1996
- Date: Tues, 27 Aug 1996
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Tuesday, August 27, 1996
Broadcast: By 1000 ET (DELAYED)
INCIDENTS
96-491 - Apostle Islands (Wisconsin) - Serious Employee Injury
Seasonal ranger Jeff Field was either thrown from or fell out of a 20-foot
Boston Whaler en route to Stockton Island early on the afternoon of August
25th. He was found clinging to a shredded life jacket by a private boater
who picked him up and transported him to shore. He was flown to a hospital
in Duluth, where he was treated for a dislocated shoulder, severe prop cut to
his buttocks, three prop cuts on his left leg, and a broken left leg. He is
currently listed in good condition. Additional details to follow. [John
Scott, CR, APIS]
96-492 - Buffalo (Arkansas) - Accidental Fatal Shooting
On August 22nd, rangers received a report of a fatal shooting at the Cedar
Creek access to the Buffalo River from the county sheriff's office. D.L.,
45, of Flippen, Arkansas, had been standing at the side of a vehicle
driven by C.J., also of Flippen, when C.J. pointed a rifle out of
the window. The rifle discharged, striking D.L. in the face and killing him
instantly. Witnesses stated that C.J. and D.L. were good friends and that
the shooting was an accident. C.J. initially left the scene, but later
returned and turned himself in to police. Rangers and FBI agents are
assisting in the investigation. Local authorities have charged C.J. with
manslaughter. [Bob Howard, LES, BUFF]
[Additional reports pending...]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level V
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
% Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 8/26 8/27 Con Con
OR Umatilla NF @ Bull Cx T2 13,385 30,044 30 NEC
Tower T2 10,500 32,000 25 9/9
Malheur NF Wildcat T1 10,655 10,655 90 8/28
Wallowa-Whitman NF Salt Cx T1 63,215 64,625 75 8/31
Willamette NF South Zone Cx T2 3,311 3,369 80 8/30
Moolack Cx T2 11,000 11,475 5 9/5
Umpqua NF Spring T1 10,000 10,000 5 NEC
North Umpqua T2 585 994 20 NEC
Deschutes NF Skeleton/Evans T2 16,300 20,200 80 8/27
Park Meadows T1 670 590 0 NEC
WA Colville Agency Timberline Cx T2 10,000 12,000 50 NEC
ID Boise District * Eighth Street T1 - 6,000 10 NEC
* Bruno Cx T1 - NR NR NEC
Sawtooth NF * Elba T2 - 1,000 0 NEC
Payette NF * Fall Creek -- - NR NR NEC
Salmon-Challis NF * Iron Bog -- - 310 0 NEC
Nez Perce NF Sunday Poet T2 95 150 5 NEC
CA Yosemite NP Ackerson Cx T1 26,625 37,539 50 NEC
Angeles NF Reservoir T2 NR 1,500 75 NEC
San Bernadino NF Rouse -- 100 100 50 NEC
* Ladder T1 - 750 20 NEC
Los Angeles County * Marple T1 - 8,000 0 NEC
Sequoia NF * Delonegha -- - 593 100 CND
Hoppa Agency Rock T2 219 219 95 8/27
Modoc NF * Ambrose Cx T1 - NR NR NEC
NV Elko District Shoemake -- 13,800 13,800 98 9/1
Winnemucca District * Winnemucca Cx T2 - 5,000 0 NEC
* King's River Cx -- - 5,000 0 NEC
* Quinn/Odell -- - 400 0 NEC
* Two Forks -- - NR NR NEC
* Greeley Cx -- - NR NR NEC
Battle Mt. District * Slaven 2 -- - 300 NR NEC
* Fire Canyon -- - 1,300 NR NEC
State * Smiley -- - 300 0 NEC
Humboldt NF * Road Canyon T1 - NR 0 NEC
MT Nez Perce NF Swet/Warrior T2 29,200 34,842 0 NEC
State Telephone Butte T2 50 140 10 8/28
* Coyote Gulch T2 - 2,000 0 NEC
Crow Agency Dry Creek -- 100 100 90 8/24
UT Cedar City District Cunningham -- 11,854 14,744 100 CND
WY Shoshone NF Dano T2 2,000 2,000 100 CND
Rock Springs District Delaney Ridge -- 300 300 99 8/25
Big Horn NF * Stockwell T2 - 300 0 NEC
Worland District * E. Black Mtn. -- - 4,500 35 8/27
* Bates Creek -- - 3,300 10 8/28
* N. Brokenback -- - 700 NR NEC
* Harvard Flats -- - 100 NR NEC
State * Lake Bed -- - 1,500 NR NEC
AK Statewide 14 fires -- 413,573 413,573 -- NSS
Heading Notes
Unit -- Agency = BIA area; NF = national forest; RU = CA state resource
or ranger unit; RD = state ranger district; District = BLM
district; NWR = USFWS wildlife refuge
Fire -- * = newly reported fire (on this report); Cx = complex; LSS =
limited suppression strategy; CSS = containment suppression
strategy
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; LPS = limited
protection status
NPS FIRE NARRATIVES
Ackerson Complex, Yosemite - The fire, which is burning in adjacent areas of
the park and Stanislaus National Forest, has burned 37,539 acres and is now
50% contained. The fire is being managed by an interagency Type I team at
the mutual request of the park and the forest. Improved weather conditions
yesterday helped firefighters in their containment efforts. Burnout of areas
between the main fire and constructed fire lines accounts for the majority of
the overnight acreage increase. All fire lines held as planned yesterday,
and no additional spot fires occurred. Plans today call for additional
burnouts. Weather conditions look favorable for making further progress in
containing the fires. At present, almost 3,000 people, 136 engines, 13
dozers, 16 helicopters, six air tankers and 23 water tenders are committed to
the fire. Resource orders continue to be filled as fires burning elsewhere
in the West are contained and crews, overhead and equipment are released.
All Yosemite campgrounds, facilities and main roads remain open. The Cherry
Lake, Evergreen and Aspen Valley roads are closed, as well as Camp Mather and
Hetch Hetchy. All trailheads at Hetch Hetchy and Miguel Meadows are closed
to both backpackers and day hikers. Firefighting costs to date total about
$10.5 million. (Note: The fire engine burnovers and helicopter accident
reported for this fire in yesterday's Morning Report actually occurred on the
Reservoir fire in the Angeles NF).
NUMBER OF NEW FIRES (FOUR DAY TREND)
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Thursday, 8/22 2 12 11 1 27 56 109
Friday, 8/23 - - - - - - -
Saturday, 8/24 2 7 10 0 61 91 171
Sunday, 8/25 4 17 4 0 37 53 115
Monday, 8/26 7 5 66 0 28 201 307
TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FOUR DAY TREND)
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Thursday, 8/22 760 803 171 21 2,854
Friday, 8/23 - - - - -
Saturday, 8/24 538 588 146 29 2,968
Sunday, 8/25 603 654 137 40 3,442
Monday, 8/26 608 725 156 30 3,692
CURRENT SITUATION
Initial attack and large fire activity increased in most areas yesterday.
Extreme fire behavior was reported on many fires. An area command, seven
Type I, and five Type II incident management teams were mobilized yesterday.
Resource mobilization through NICC remained high.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
NICC has posted a RED FLAG WARNING for dry thunderstorms and gusty
thunderstorm winds for southeast Oregon and the central mountains of Idaho,
and a FIRE WEATHER WATCH for thunderstorms with little rain and gusty winds
for northeastern Washington, Idaho, Wyoming and parts of Montana.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 8/27; Mary Coelho, YOSE]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) - Follow-up on Archeological Investigation
Evidence found so far in the archeological excavation on the battlefield is
leading to the conclusion that the remains found there are most likely those
of a Civil War soldier. The most telling clues are that the remains belong
to a young Caucasian male and that he was buried in haste at a place where
heavy fighting took place during the first day of the battle. Physical
anthropologists from the University of Tennessee and Smithsonian Institution
have examined teeth and fragments of the cranium and have ruled out the
possibility that the remains are either Native American or African American.
No battle-related material was found with the remains, but archeologists did
unearth a .69 caliber musket ball and small pieces of lead shot nearby. Lab
work will continue for a number of months and a report will be made to the
public. The remains will be interred in an appropriate cemetery, possibly in
Gettysburg National Cemetery. [Katie Lawhon, PIO, GETT]
OPERATIONAL NOTES
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MEMORANDA
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EXCHANGE
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