- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Tuesday, September 3, 1996
- Date: Tues, 3 Sep 1996
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Tuesday, September 3, 1996
Broadcast: By 1000 ET (DELAYED)
INCIDENTS
96-510 - East Coast Areas - Hurricane Edouard
Hurricane Edouard has now lost all tropical characteristics and moved out
into the Atlantic Ocean. It caused only minor disruptions and damage during
its long journey north along the East Coast:
o Cape Hatteras - Except for flooding along North Carolina Route 12 at
times of high tides and the closure of beaches due to rough surf
conditions, operations continued pretty much as normal through the
week. An earlier decision to close campgrounds was rescinded on
Saturday when the hurricane passed to the northeast.
o Cape Cod - The park experienced tropical storm force winds of over 50
mph. A few trees were blown over and some shingles lost from
buildings, but otherwise suffered no damage. There was little erosion
along the coast. High surf actually pushed up sand onto some beaches.
o Cape Lookout - The park was closed and evacuated on Saturday, but
headquarters and the visitor center remained open. The entire park
reopened on Sunday. The hurricane caused major overwash in several
areas as it passed by. Air and ground surveillance reveal no
significant damage. The IC was superintendent Bill Harris.
[John Lynch, NESO; Chuck Harris, CALO; Bob Woody, CI/VS, CAHA]
96-511 - East Coast Areas - Hurricane Fran
The National Weather Service this morning projected that Hurricane Fran will
most likely make landfall along the Carolina coastline within 72 hours.
Areas further to the south are nonetheless making necessary preparations in
case the storm should change direction:
o Everglades - The superintendent ordered that the park begin
preparations for Fran yesterday afternoon. The hurricane IMT was
established and began work; IC is district ranger Bob Panko. Most
preparations will be completed by 7 p.m. today, at least partly because
of some work done last week in anticipation of the possible arrival of
Edouard. Most park staff will then be released to attend to personal
matters.
o Biscayne - The park has put its hurricane plan into effect. A good
deal of work was completed last week in anticipation of yesterday's
implementation of the plan. All non-emergency boats have been pulled
from the water, computer files have been backed up, sensitive files
have been secured, and all water quality monitoring data has been
collected. Preparations should be completed by 4:30 this afternoon.
IC is chief ranger Wayne Elliott.
o Castillo de San Marcos/Fort Matanzas - The park's hurricane plan has
been implemented and preparations for evacuation are underway. Boats
will be removed tomorrow if necessary. C.L. Dale is IC.
[Bob Panko, DR, EVER; Gary Bremen, IO, BISC; C.L. Dale, CR, CASA]
96-512 - Sequoia/Kings Canyon (California) - Climbing Fatality
On the afternoon of September 1st, D.D., 64, the president of the
California Mountaineering Club, fell between 600 and 1,000 feet to his death
while climbing on the Devil's Crag. D.D. was preparing to rapell down to
his partner, Herbert Buehler, some 20 feet below, when Buehler heard him
exclaim: "Oh no!" Buehler heard rock tumbling, so moved in close to the
wall. After the rock fall, Buehler was unable to make voice contact with
D.D., and the wall was so vertical that he couldn't see down. He
subsequently climbed out and reported the incident to wilderness ranger
George Durkee. Rangers located D.D.'s body on an 80 degree slope on the
morning of September 2nd. Access was difficult due to the precipitous
terrain and abundance of loose rock. D.D. had climbed most of the major
peaks in the Sierras at least once, and many of them twice. This was his
second or third ascent of Devil's Crag. Due to the loose rock on the
vertical walls and the abundance of rock fall, the peak is described as one
which requires a great deal of skill, along with luck. [Tom Tschol, Acting
CR, SEKI]
[Additional reports pending...]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level V
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
% Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 8/30 9/3 Con Con
OR Umatilla NF @ Bull T2 6,673 8,500 88 9/5
Tower T2 44,860 48,050 65 9/9
Summit T1 41,870 37,000 65 9/4
Malheur NF Wildcat T1 11,007 11,007 100 CND
Wallowa-Whitman NF Salt Cx T1 68,725 68,925 75 9/5
Willamette NF South Zone Cx T2 3,399 3,400 100 CND
Moolack Cx T2 11,475 11,715 60 9/8
Umpqua NF Spring T1 10,000 12,968 50 9/12
North Umpqua T2 1,038 1,397 100 CND
WA Colville Agency Timberline Cx T2 15,000 18,328 100 CND
ID Boise District Eighth Street T1 14,037 14,216 100 CND
* Yahoo Creek #2 -- - 806 100 CND
Sawtooth NF Elba T2 10,890 11,320 100 CND
Payette NF Fall/Goose Cx T2 310 485 85 9/3
Salmon-Challis NF Bridge T1 100 12,000 0 10/10
Idaho Falls District Cox's Well T2 80,000 219,000 100 CND
* Well #2 -- - 1,000 100 CND
Nez Perce NF Sunday/Green T2 200 295 100 CND
Idaho Panhandle NF * Lakeview T2 - 270 35 NEC
UT State Mormon Trail -- 1,000 1,280 100 CND
* Golden Spike -- - 7,400 80 9/3
Dixie NF * Wet Sandy Cx -- - 635 0 9/6
CA Yosemite NP Ackerson Cx T1 46,200 57,486 95 9/4
Los Angeles County Marple T1 21,302 21,500 100 CND
* Foothill -- - 150 100 CND
Angeles NF * Biedebach T2 - 510 50 NEC
NV Elko District Oregon -- 15,000 17,000 90 9/3
Winnemucca District Quinn/Odell -- 12,000 57,307 100 CND
Battle Mt. District Upper Humb. Cx T2 95,640 155,350 100 CND
Humboldt NF Ruby Cx T1 5,336 5,336 100 CND
Deer Creek -- 550 630 100 CND
* Telephone -- - 630 100 CND
State Bob's Flat -- 26,000 30,400 100 CND
MT Nez Perce NF Swet/Warrior T2 38,080 41,985 32 NEC
Lewiston District Hay Coulee -- 350 350 100 CND
Custer NF * Shepard T2 - 600 5 NEC
State * Fort Keogh -- - 800 100 CND
* Colstrip -- - 1,300 100 CND
WY Big Horn NF Stockwell T2 1,000 1,000 80 NEC
AK Statewide 11 fires -- 345,013 342,783 -- 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
NUMBER OF NEW FIRES (FIVE DAY TREND)
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Thursday, 8/29 2 10 16 0 50 98 176
Friday, 8/30 1 2 20 0 58 97 178
Saturday, 8/31 0 3 17 0 54 67 141
Sunday, 9/1 3 72 30 0 53 52 147
Monday, 9/2 0 4 14 0 34 62 114
TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FIVE DAY TREND)
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Thursday, 8/29 771 1,058 183 37 3,335
Friday, 8/30 602 805 167 25 3,091
Saturday, 8/31 563 776 171 20 2,961
Sunday, 9/1 621 729 162 13 2,481
Monday, 9/2 481 548 154 16 1,873
CURRENT SITUATION
Initial attack was low to moderate on Friday and progress was made on a
number of fires. Activity increased in the northern Rockies on Saturday,
necessitating the mobilization of two Type II teams to the area. On Sunday,
a Type I was mobilized to the eastern Great Basin and Type II's were sent to
the Great Basin and southern California; containment objectives were met on
several fires, though, and significant progress was made on others. Initial
attack continued in most areas yesterday. Several fires were contained, and
considerable headway was made on others. Resource mobilization through NICC
moderated. Demobilization and reassignments are continuing.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
NICC has posted FIRE WEATHER WATCHES for gusty winds and low humidities in
eastern Idaho, western Wyoming, northern Nevada, the southern Cascades in
Oregon, the Siskiyou mountains of northern California, and the northern
Sierra Nevada.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 8/31-9/3]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No submissions.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Park Ranger/Park Police Relations Work Group - The work group has now
embarked on the second issue identified for needed action - the workload
analysis for central office law enforcement needs. Group members
(superintendent Rob Arnberger, GRCA, and Maria Burks, CACO; chief rangers
Linda Alick, CURE/BLCA, and Jay Liggett, THRO; and superintendent and chair
Bill Briggle, MORA) are beginning a series of interviews with staffs from 30
selected parks and with cluster leadership chairs and chief ranger advisory
group chairs in an effort to determine the needs of the customer for central
office law enforcement support. At the same time, Park Police captains Mike
O'Neal (PWFA) and Brian Reilly (RMFA) and law enforcement specialist Steve
Shackelton (AKFA) are asking the same sort of questions of central office law
enforcement support providers (field area law enforcement specialists and
special agents, FLETC staff, and WASO Ranger Activities law enforcement
personnel). The group's goal is to have all the interviews completed by
September 16th. At that time, a decision on how next to proceed will be
made, depending on the results of the interviews. [Rick Gale, ACR, RAD/WASO]
MEMORANDA
No submissions.
EXCHANGE
No submissions.
TRAINING AND WORKSHOP CALENDAR
Two calendars alternate in the Morning Report on Mondays - this one, which
contains training courses and workshops, and a second, which contains
meetings, conferences and events. If you know of a conference, meeting,
workshop or training session with Servicewide interest and implications,
please send the information along. 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. Brevity is appreciated.
9/11 -- "Environmental Monitoring Workshop," Conservation Center for Art
and Historic Artifacts, Richmond, VA. Fee: $50. Contact: CCAHA,
215-545-0613 (phone), 215-735-9313 (fax). [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
CSD/WASO]
9/11-13 -- "School for Scanning: Working in the Digital World," National
Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC. NPS workshop on digital jargon, production processes,
preservation and equipment, and other issues. A limited number
of free seats are reserved for NPS staff on a first-come, first-
served basis. Otherwise, the fee is $150. Contact: Gail
Pfeifle, NEDCC, 508-470-1010 (phone), 508-475-6021 (fax),
nedcc@world.std.com (e-mail). [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]
9/15-20 -- Managerial Grid: Phase I and Instructor Preparation Seminars,
Cape Cod, MA. Phase I is a prerequisite for attending the IP
seminar. Sponsored by ANPR. Cost: $500 for members, $550 for
non-members. Deadline for applications is August 16th; they
should be sent to ANPR, PO Box 307, Gansevoort, NY 12831.
Contact: Ann Baugh, 520-638-2691, or Bill Wade, 540-999-3400.
[Bill Wade, SHEN]
9/16-20 -- "Developing and Presenting Effective Education Programs," Lyndon
B. Johnson NHP, TX. Understanding strategies for reaching
organized educational groups, developing the ability to serve
both the park mission and the organized group's course of study.
Course may include in-depth background in developmental
levels/learning styles, curriculum concepts, working with
educators and communities, avoiding biases in teaching,
developing education kits. Benefitting account; minimal tuition
may be charged. Contact your local training personnel for
registration procedures. [Gloria Baker, STMA]
10/-- -- The Northeast Document Conservation Center is offering five
coordinated workshops to provide systematic training in
preservation management for small to mid-sized museums, archives
and libraries between October, 1996, and March, 1997. Cost: $450
for all five workshops. Applications must be submitted by
September 4th. Contact: NEDCC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover,
MA 01810; 508-470-1010 (phone); 508-475-6021 (fax);
nedcc@world.std.com (Internet). [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]
10/15* -- Deadline for applications for NPS FY 97 Cultural Resource
Training Initiative. The initiative underwrites training in
history, architecture, archeology, anthropology, landscape
architecture, curation, interpretation, and other fields of
cultural resource preservation. Proposals for training
activities that promote the objectives of Section 101(j) of the
National Historic Preservation Act amendments of 1992 are
encouraged. The maximum amount awarded will be $25,000 per
training activity; approximately $400,000 to $450,000 will be
available for FY 97. Five copies of each proposal, complete with
supplemental materials, must be received by October 15th. The
application is available by electronic means. Contact: Michael
Auer, Heritage Preservation Services, 202-343-9594 (phone),
Michael Auer at NP-WASO-HPS. [Michael Auer, HPS/WASO]
10/15-17 -- "Sustainable Practices for Park Management: A Hands-On Workshop,"
Ocean Edge Resort, Brewster, MA. This three-day workshop will
use several real projects at Cape Cod National Seashore as
training exercises to teach participants how to apply
sustainability principles to such areas as landscaping, energy
use in park housing, retrofitting a visitor center, and using
alternative wastewater treatment systems. Fee: $100. Contact:
Sarah Peskin, NESSO, 617-223-5129 or via cc:Mail. [Sarah Peskin,
NESSO]
10/22-23 -- "Implementing Renewable Energy Projects Workshop," Washington,
DC. Fee: $150. Contact: Karen Kimball, 202-737-1911 (phone),
202-628-8498 (fax). [John Gingles, FMD/WASO]
10/22-26 -- "A Sense of Place/A Sense of Space," National Interpreters'
Workshop, National Association for Interpretation, Holiday Inn,
Billings Plaza, Billings, MT. Contact: Registrar, Data
Corporation, 301-855-8811 (phone), 301-855-8579 (fax). [Mike
Gurling, OLYM]
11/? -- Workshop for Geologic Resource Management, Denver, CO. The
Geologic Resources Division is planning a November workshop for
NPS staff involved in managing geologic resources, restoration of
disturbed lands, and mineral development. The workshop is
intended to foster communication and cooperation among
individuals involved in these topical areas, and to provide an
opportunity for NPS resource professionals to share ideas and
development management strategies. Contact: Edward Kassman, 303-
969-2146; David Steensen, 303-969-2014; Judy Geniac, 303-969-
2015. All are also reachable by cc:Mail. [Ed Kassman, GRD/WASO
11/3-4* -- Pollution Prevention Training, Sheraton Hotel, Corpus Christi,
TX. Sponsored by Association of National Park Maintenance
Employees. The course will provide participants with the latest
information and regulations on developing a pollution prevention
program for maintenance operations in national parks. Field trip
to Padre Island. Cost: $125 for ANPME members, $200 for non-
members. Applications must be sent to ANPME, PO Box 388,
Gansevoort, NY 12381. Contact: Rick Shireman, Mesa Verde NP,
970-529-4465 or 882-2376 (phone) or Rick Shireman at NP-MEVE
(cc:Mail). [Steve Hastings, NERI]
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