- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, May 4, 1998
- Date: Mon, 4 May 1998
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, May 4, 1998
INCIDENTS
98-167 - Hawaii Volcanoes NP (HI) - Follow-up on Search in Progress
As was noted on Friday, the search for S.-D.T., 26, has been
terminated. Both the search and associated investigation have led park staff
to believe that he is dead and that his body will not be found. S.-D.T. was
born and raised in the islands and was said to have been familiar with the
area. USGS personnel who were in the area a few hours before the incident
occurred report that there were active flows on both sides of the bench where
S.-D.T. presumably fell. This entire area is closed to the public, but
visitors continue to disregard the posted warnings in order to get closer to
the lava flows. The remaining members of S.-D.T.'s group were issued
violation notices for entering a closed area. [Yvette Ruan, CR, HAVO, 5/1]
98-176 - Canyon de Chelly NM (AZ) - Flooding
Rains which fell on the area last week led to high river flows which damaged
the bridge on the trail leading to White House Ruin. The bridge has been
closed until repairs can be made. The trail from White House overlook,
however, remains open. [Tom Workman, CR, CACH, 5/2]
98-177 - Lake Mead NRA (NV/AZ) - MVA; Near Collision with Ranger
Ranger Tom McDermott was on patrol on Northshore Road on the evening of April
23rd when he saw a black Thunderbird heading toward him at a high rate of
speed (estimated at 80 mph in a 50 mph zone). The Thunderbird was straddling
the center line, forcing McDermott to take evasive action to prevent a head-
on collision. The driver lost control of his vehicle after passing McDermott
and the Thunderbird slid sideways off the highway and overturned. Both
occupants suffered serious injuries and were flown by helicopter to the
University Medical Center in Las Vegas. Blood was drawn from the male
juvenile driver, who admitted to consuming several beers. He was arrested
for felony reckless driving after being released from the hospital and was
booked into the county juvenile detention facility. [Susan Warner, LAME,
5/1]
98-178 - Pictured Rocks NL (MI) - Assist on Search
On April 26th, R.M., 59, of Gladstone, Michigan, fell overboard from
his 19-foot fishing boat in Munising Bay near the Sand Point area of the
park. R.M. reportedly sank from sight within a minute after falling into
the lake. The county SAR team requested assistance from the park for
shoreline and water searches, and rangers Tim Schad and Larry Hach responded
in the park's 22-foot patrol boat. Search and dive operations have been
underway since the 26th, but without result. The search will be scaled back
to overflights and periodic shoreline patrols. [Larry Hach, CR, PIRO, 5/1]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No entries.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Several reports pending.
MEMORANDA
No entries.
EXCHANGE
No entries.
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; pound signs (#) indicate revisions to entries that have
appeared previously. Brevity in entries is appreciated.
5/11-15 Course: Compass II
Location: Anacostia Park, Washington, DC
Details: The course provides six universal essential
competencies at the entry level - resource
stewardship, fundamental values, leadership, NPS
operations, communications skills, and problem-solving skills.
Contact: Learning Place BB or Dan Winings or Charles
Schultheis
Phone/fax: 202-722-1339, 415-561-4111; ---
E-mail: Dan Winings at NP-ROCR; Charles Schultheis at NP-GOGA
Submitter: Ann Johnson, Albright TC
5/11-15 Course: Fundamental Principles of Administration
Location: Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Designed to provide training in essential
competencies for all functions of NPS administration
at the clerk/tech level.
Contact: Peggy Woodward
Phone/fax: 304-535-6403; 304-535-6408
E-mail: Peggy Woodward
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
5/11-15 Course: Basic Environmental Crimes Investigations
Location: Austin, TX
Details: Open only to personnel in Texas. Sponsored by the
Southern Environmental Enforcement Network.
Contact: Lana Burwell
Phone/fax: 334-242-7399; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Einar Olsen, NCSO
5/14-15* Course: Technology Transfer: Marketing Our Products and
Technologies
Location: Denver, CO
Details: Free half-day basic course in technology transfer
given by the DOI technology transfer committee. The
registration deadline is May 7th.
Contact: Denver Learning Center
Phone/fax: 303-236-8576; ---
E-mail: Lindsay McClelland at NP-WASO-MIB
Submitter: Same
5/17-20 Course: "Desegregating The American Mind for the 21st
Century" and "Race Relations in the Work Force" -
Symposium, Panel Discussion and Training Session
Location: Brown vs. Board of Education NHS, Topeka, KS
Details: The annual symposium will commemorate the Supreme
Court's decision of 1954 ending segregation in public
schools. It will be followed by a panel discussion
on diversity and race relations, and by a training
session on the same topic.
Contact: H. Tyrone Brandyburg
Phone/fax: 785-354-4273; 785-354-7213
E-mail: Tyrone Brandyburg at NP-MWR
Submitter: Sherie Maddox, MWRO
5/18-21 Course: NPS Structural Firefighter Level II
Location: Mesa Verde NP, CO
Details: The course will be conducted over four 10-hour days.
There is no tuition.
Contact: Steve Budd-Jack
Phone/fax: 970-529-4461; 970-529-4479
E-mail: Steve Budd-Jack at NP-MEVE
Submitter: Same
5/25-29 Course: Structure Fire Pump Operator
Location: Golden Gate NRA, CA
Details: ---
Contact: Hal Spencer
Phone/fax: 415-561-5133; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Jim Farrel, NPS/NIFC
5/26-27 Course: Origins and Nature of New World Slavery
Location: Mather TC, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Examination of the meaning of racial slavery as it
developed in the Western Hemisphere in general and
the United States in particular.
Contact: Marie Tyler McGraw
Phone/fax: 202-343-5380 ; 202-343-1244
E-mail: Marie Tyler McGraw at NP-WASO-NRHE
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
5/27-29 Course: Basic Environmental Investigations Training
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Details: ---
Contact: Kathy Braase, Western States Project
Phone/fax: 602-542-8511; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Einar Olsen, NCRO
5/27-29 Course: Developing and Working with Friends Groups
Location: Shepherdstown, WV
Details: Workshop for NPS and FWS employees interested in
creating or energizing a friends group.
Contact: Sue Waldron, NPS Partnership Office
Phone/fax: --- ; 202-273-0426
E-mail: Sue Waldron at NP-WASO-MIB
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
5/28-29 Course: Passages to Freedom
Location: Mather TC, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Exploration of the history of the American anti-
slavery movement.
Contact: Marie Tyler McGraw
Phone/fax: 202-343-5380 ; 202-343-1244
E-mail: Marie Tyler McGraw at NP-WASO-NRHE
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
6/1-5* Course: National Wildfire Investigation Training (XP-NWITP-802)
Location: Boise, ID
Details: FLETC program, developed with NPS and USFS, for
enforcement staff who have previous investigation
training. Topics include determining fire cause,
fire origins, fire scene processing, and arson laws.
Nominations close on May 14th.
Contact: Park or regional employee training officers
Phone/fax: --- ; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Wiley Golden, FLETC
6/1-5* Course: Masonry Preservation Skills Workshop
Location: Carl Sandburg NHS, Flat Rock, NC
Details: Craft skills, treatment techniques, materials
selection and application. Participants will
participate in a historic preservation project.
Application deadline: May 18th.
Contact: Christian Bookter, BLRI
Phone/fax: 828-298-6262; 828-298-0402
E-mail: Christian Bookter at NP-BLRI
Submitter: Same
6/1-26 Course: Tribal Communities and Spiritual Traditions (Newberry
Seminar)
Location: Chicago, IL
Details: Participants will examine themes pertaining to four
North American Indian communities.
Contact: Marie Tyler-McGraw
Phone/fax: 202-343-5380; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
6/1-7/24 Course: Seasonal Law Enforcement Training
Location: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Details: The cost is $1,450. Deadline for nominations: May
15th, or until the class fills.
Contact: Alice Szlosek or Trudie Goodchild, Division of
Continuing Education, Umass, Box 31650, Amherst, MA
01003-1650
Phone/fax: 413-545-2848; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: John Lynch
6/2-4 Course: Budget Process for NPS Managers
Location: Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Managerial aspects of the NPS budget process.
Contact: Mimi Woodward of Jan Gauthier
Phone/fax: 804-224-1743 (Woodward), 304-535-6215 (Gauthier)
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
6/8-12 Course: Firefighter Level I
Location: Yosemite NP, CA
Details: ---
Contact: Deron Mills
Phone/fax: 209-372-0327; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Jim Farrel, NPS/NIFC
6/8-13* Course: Compass II: Universal Competencies and Orientation
Location: Redwood N&SP, CA
Details: Offered regionwide. Refer to the Learning Place
bulletin board.
Contact: Scot McElveen, or Denise Cobb
Phone/fax: McElveen: 760-786-3245, Cobb: 702-293-8978; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Betty Browning, HOAL
6/15-19 Course: Preservation Skills Workshop
Location: Grey Towers NHL, Milford, PA
Details: Hands-on workshop for developmental and full-
performance maintenance employees involved in the
preservation of historic structures.
Contact: Dorothy Printup, Historic Preservation Training
Center
Phone/fax: 301-663-8206; 301-663-8032
E-mail: Dorothy Pintup at NP-HPTC-1
Submitter: Same
6/22-26* Course: Compass II: Universal Competencies and Orientation
Location: Mather TC, WV, and Albright TC, GRCA
Details: Open to all employees and partners. Refer to the
Learning Place bulletin board.
Contact: STMA: Dianne White or Laurie Heupel
HOAL: Theresa Griggs or Alisa Lynch
Phone/fax: White: 505-785-2232 x 321, Heupel: 919-728-2250
Griggs: 415-556-0505, Lynch: 915-477-2251 x 196
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Betty Browning, HOAL
6/22-26* Course: Expanding Education in the National Parks: A Train
the Trainers Opportunity
Location: Lowell NHP, Lowell, MA
Details: The course focuses on knowledge and skills needed to
prepare for the benchmark competency for "Preparing
and Presenting an Effective Education Program."
Trainers will be able to present Module 270
curriculum to NPS staff.
Contact: Elizabeth Hoermann, Lowell NHP
Phone/fax: 978-970-5021; 978-970-5030
E-mail: Betty Hoermann at NP-LOWE
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
7/14-17 Course: Basic Environmental Crimes Investigations
Location: Little Rock, AR
Details: Open only to personnel in Arkansas. Sponsored by the
Southern Environmental Enforcement Network.
Contact: Lana Burwell
Phone/fax: 334-242-7399; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Einar Olsen, NCSO
8/3-7 Course: Fire Officer
Location: Golden Gate NRA, CA
Details: ---
Contact: Hal Spencer
Phone/fax: 415-561-5133; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Jim Farrel, NPS/NIFC
8/17-21 Course: Environmental Crime Investigation Techniques
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Details: Open to personnel in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and
Tennessee. Sponsored by the Southern Environmental
Enforcement Network.
Contact: Lana Burwell
Phone/fax: 334-242-7399; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Einar Olsen, NCSO
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