- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, May 12, 1997
- Date: Mon, 12 May 1997
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, May 12, 1997
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
*** NOTICE ***
All flags are to lowered to half staff on Thursday, May 15th, in recognition
of Peace Officers Memorial Day. In 1994, President Clinton signed P.L. 103-
322, requiring that American flags on all government buildings be lowered to
half staff every May 15th as a special tribute to the more than 14,000 law
enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. Flags will return to
full staff on May 16th.
INCIDENTS
97-188 - Grand Canyon NP (Arizona) - Falling Fatality
Just past midnight on May 11th, the park received a report that a woman had
apparently taken a short fall below the canyon rim near the Bright Angel
Lodge in Grand Canyon Village. Responding rangers found the woman, L.S.,
28, an Amfac Parks and Resorts employee, perched on the steep canyon
wall about 15 feet below the rim and began preparation for a technical
rescue. Before they could begin, however, L.S. fell down the near-vertical
cliff out of sight. Rangers rappelled down the canyon wall and within an
hour located her body about 300 feet below the rim. She was pronounced dead
at the scene. L.S.'s body was recovered by helicopter Sunday morning. An
investigation is underway. [IO, GRCA, 5/12]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level I
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
Fri Sun % Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 5/9 5/11 Con Con
AZ Chiricahua NM Bonita Park - 250 250 40 5/10
State * Martinez - - 200 100 CND
SD Wind Cave NP * Lookout Point - - 400 NR NR
CA Riverside RU * Beach - - 300 NR NR
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
Wednesday, 5/7 2 2 2 1 21 7 34
Thursday, 5/8 1 2 2 3 50 16 74
Friday, 5/9 1 2 2 3 50 16 74
Saturday, 5/10 2 1 1 0 0 17 21
TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FIVE DAY TREND)
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Wednesday, 5/7 4 12 2 1 0
Thursday, 5/8 2 10 2 0 0
Friday, 5/9 3 25 4 1 0
Saturday, 5/10 26 7 4 0 0
CURRENT SITUATION
Fire report unavailable this morning.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
Fire report unavailable this morning.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Reports, 5/10-11]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No submissions.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Environmental Crimes Network Service - The National Park Service is now a
member of the Western States Project (WSP), a cooperative venture among
federal, state and local agencies directed at proving networking and
information database searches for environmental crimes enforcement. The NPS
membership provides unlimited searches for basic business information,
compliance checks, enforcement information, and unlimited broadcasts for
assistance to environmental enforcement professionals throughout the regional
enforcement associations' member states and Canadian provinces. Asset
searches, skip tracing and other commercial database searches are also
available and billed on a cost per search basis (generally $10 to $25 each).
For further information, contact Alan Foster, criminal investigator, at 916-
241-6584, extension 240 or 221. [Alan Foster, WHIS]
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.
5/28-30 -- Basic Environmental Investigations Course, Salt Lake City, UT.
Some funding is available from the NPS environmental crimes
program; contact Einar Olsen via cc:Mail. Contact: Kathy Braase,
Western States Project, 602-542-8511. [Einar Olsen, NCRO]
6/2-6 -- Master of "Leave No Trace" Hiking Training Course, Sierras, CA.
Tuition is $650. Applications are due at least one month before
the course starting date and can be obtained from the National
Outdoor Leadership School, 1-800-332-4100 (307-332-8811, fax).
Contact: NOLS or Roger Semler at 406-888-7837. [Roger Semler,
GLAC]
6/3-5 -- Programming and Budget, Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry,
WV. Contact: Mary Robinson, 304-535-6215. [Joyce Howe, STMA]
6/9-13 -- Advanced Regional Wilderness Management Training, Great Smoky
Mountains NP, TN. The workshop is designed to strengthen
understanding of wilderness values and concepts, enhance line and
staff knowledge of current resource and management issues
affecting wilderness, increase line and staff understanding of
their responsibilities in wilderness management, and build a
commitment for wilderness leadership. Contact: Greg Kroll, 406-
626-5208, ext. 14. [Joyce Howe, STMA]
6/9-20 -- Fundamental Principles of Administration, Mather Training Center,
Harpers Ferry, WV. Contact: Peggy Woodward, 304-535-6403.
[Joyce Howe, STMA]
6/9-20 -- Introduction to Archival Administration, Georgia Archives
Institute, Atlanta, GA. Tuition is $500. Enrollment is limited
and applications are due by April 1st. Contact: Dr. Donald
Oehlerts, 770-938-6372. [Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]
6/12-13 -- Environmental Management Training, Boise, ID. Some funding is
available from the NPS environmental crimes program; contact
Einar Olsen via cc:Mail. Contact: Kathy Braase, Western States
Project, 602-542-8511. [Einar Olsen, NCRO]
6/16-20 -- Master of "Leave No Trace" Hiking Training Course, Shenandoah NP,
VA. Tuition is $650. Applications are due at least one month
before the course starting date and can be obtained from the
National Outdoor Leadership School, 1-800-332-4100 (307-332-8811,
fax). Contact: NOLS or Roger Semler at 406-888-7837. [Roger
Semler, GLAC]
6/16-20 -- Introduction to Park Program Management, Omni Austin Hotel,
Austin, TX. Designed to provide employees from all disciplines
with tools and processes for analyzing work which needs to be
accomplished; to teach how to plan and organize the work; to
manage and account for funds; and to evaluate the results.
Applications must be received by May 25th. Contact: Vito
Spinale, Pecos NHP, 505-757-2377.
6/21-23 -- Structural Evaluation and Repair: Masonry, Norwich University,
Northfield, VT. Sponsored by The Preservation Institute.
Historic Windsor, Inc., 802-674-6752. [Steve Hastings, HOAL]
6/24-26 -- Introduction to ArcView 3.0, Santa Monica Mountains NRA, CA.
GIS Website, NPS GIS Bulletin Board, or Leslie Armstrong at 303-
969-2964. [Leslie Armstrong, AQD/WASO]
6/28-29 -- Structural Evaluation and Repair: Wooden Frame Structures,
Norwich University, Northfield, VT. Sponsored by The
Preservation Institute. Contact: Historic Windsor, Inc., 802-
674-6752. [Steve Hastings, HOAL]
7/7-11 -- Visitor Use Management for Managers, Mather TC, Harpers Ferry,
WV. This management level course is designed to provide
participants with an understanding of the legal responsibilities,
administrative aspects, and management applications of outdoor
recreation planning, wilderness management, emergency operations,
land policy and fee management, which will be accomplished
through a series of lectures, presentations by participants, and
group exercises. Contact: Chuck Anibal, 304-535-6215. [Joyce
Howe, STMA]
7/8-12* -- National DARE Officers Association Training Conference, Salt Lake
City, UT. Numerous educational opportunities will presented in
over 40 subject areas. Keynote speakers in the past have
included chiefs of drug policy enforcement, noted educators,
authors and Contact: Tom Cherry, 912-267-2795, or Wiley Golden,
912-267-2246; both are also on cc:Mail by name. [NPS, FLETC]
7/15-17 -- Making Friends Seminar, Minneapolis, MN. Workshop for NPS and
wildlife refuge managers seeking professional assistance in
working with friends groups, volunteers, and other non-profit or
community organizations. Contact: Sue Waldron, 202-208-5477.
[Joyce Howe, STMA]
8/18-22 -- Environmental Crime Investigative Techniques, New Orleans, LA.
Contact: Lana Burwell, Southern Environmental Enforcement
Network, 334-242-7369. [Einar Olsen, NCRO]
8/17-22* -- Managerial Grid: Phase I and Instructor Preparation Seminars,
Tucson, AZ. 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 July 14th; they should
be sent to ANPR, PO Box 307, Gansevoort, NY 12831. Contact: Ann
Baugh, 520-638-7982, or Bill Wade, 540-999-3400. [Bill Wade,
SHEN]
9/8-12* -- Master of "Leave No Trace" Rafting Training Course, Vernal, UT.
Tuition is $650. Applications are due at least one month before
the course starting date and can be obtained from the National
Outdoor Leadership School, 1-800-332-4100 (307-332-8811, fax).
Contact: NOLS or Roger Semler at 406-888-7837. [Roger Semler,
GLAC]
9/15-19* -- Master of "Leave No Trace" Canoeing Training Course, Ely, MN.
Tuition is $650. Applications are due at least one month before
the course starting date and can be obtained from the National
Outdoor Leadership School, 1-800-332-4100 (307-332-8811, fax).
Contact: NOLS or Roger Semler at 406-888-7837. [Roger Semler,
GLAC]
9/19-20* -- Health, Safety and the Environment in Architectural Preservation,
Norwich University, Northfield, VT. The workshop will focus on
health and environmental hazards inherent in materials and
processes used in building conservation and restoration.
Sponsored by The Preservation Institute. Contact: Historic
Windsor, Inc., 802-674-6752. [Steve Hastings, HOAL]
9/22-26* -- Master of "Leave No Trace" Hiking Training Course, Bethel, ME.
Tuition is $650. Applications are due at least one month before
the course starting date and can be obtained from the National
Outdoor Leadership School, 1-800-332-4100 (307-332-8811, fax).
Contact: NOLS or Roger Semler at 406-888-7837. [Roger Semler,
GLAC]
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