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Subject: NPS Morning Report - 8/19/98
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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 10:45:06 -0400
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Wednesday, August 19, 1998
INCIDENTS
98-515 - Haleakala NP (HI) - Rescue
On July 31st, C.V., 23, suffered an apparent fractured foot while
hiking through rough lava fields in the Paliku area of Haleakala crater.
Resource management staff in the area offered to help him, but he declined
and said that he'd make his way out by himself. When C.V. found that he
couldn't walk the next morning, he contacted the RM crew and demanded that
rangers come and get him. Since the suspected fracture was over 24 hours old
and since a six-hour horseback ride was deemed imprudent, ranger Kerry Buck
made arrangements for him to be transported to a hospital via a contract
helicopter and an ambulance. When C.V. arrived at the emergency room and
found that medical care was not free, he hobbled out of the hospital without
being treated, despite medical advice to the contrary. [Kerry Buck, HALE,
8/17]
98-516 - Haleakala NP (HI) - Falling Fatality
F.V.-S., 30, was trying to navigate a 40-foot waterfall
while playing in the Palikea Stream on the afternoon of August 16th when he
lost his grip on the slippery rocks and fell. According to his two
companions, he attempted a last-minute dive into the pool below but did not
clear a rock ledge and sustained massive head injuries and multiple arm, leg
and neck fractures. Park staff responded along with Maui fire and police
units. A technical ascent was required to reach and recover the body.
F.V.-S. and his two companions were from Mexico and worked for the
Maui Land and Pineapple Company. The company and Mexican consulate were
advised and utilized to notify next of kin. [Karen Ardoin, CR, HALE, 8/17]
98-517 - Joshua Tree NP (CA) - Rescue
On August 14th, M.D., 47, of Clovis, California, suffered multiple
fractures to one of his ankles while scrambling in the rocks 250 feet above
the Rattlesnake picnic area. Ranger/EMT Kevin Tillman received the initial
report, scrambled up the cliff, and provided emergency medical treatment. A
multi-agency rescue effort was begun. It took two hours to lower Done via a
guiding line type high-line system. The rescue occurred at night; the
Twenty-Nine Palms fire department illuminated the rock face with flood lights
to facilitate operations. Ranger Jeff Ohlfs was IC. [Pat Suddath, DR, JOTR,
8/18]
98-518 - Mount Rainier NP (WA) - Two MVAs with Rescues
A vehicle went over an embankment and about 200 feet down a 45-degree slope
off Highway 123 on August 14th. M.J., 41, suffered a fractured
right arm and back and neck injuries; her companion, L.W., 46, had
only minor injuries. M.J. was carried out via a technical raising of about
150 feet, then flown to Harborview Hospital. She told rangers that she had
been asleep on L.W.'s lap when she woke up suddenly, startling him and
causing him to go off the road. A three-car accident occurred on the same
highway a mile south of Cayuse Pass the next day. The two occupants in one
vehicle were severely injured; a 13-year-old in a second vehicle sustained
minor injuries. All three were taken to the hospital, one by helicopter.
The accident closed the road for several hours. Investigations of both
accidents continue. [Bill Larson, MORA, 8/18]
[Additional reports pending...]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
Mon Tue % Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 8/17 8/18 Con Con
WA Wenatchee NF North 25 -- 7,600 7,670 80 NEC
OR Winema NF Gorge T2 255 255 100 CND
NV Carson City District Empire -- 738 738 100 CND
ID Salmon-Challis NF Main Salmon Cx -- 7,682 7,722 0 10/15
Jackass -- 780 780 NR 10/15
North Fork Cx T1 460 960 30 8/26
Boise NF Loopsem Creek T1 103 108 75 8/20
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
IMT T1 = Type I; T2 = Type II; ST = State Team
% Con Percent of fire contained; UNK = unknown
Est Con Estimated containment date; NEC = no estimated date of
containment; CND = fully contained; NR = no report
NUMBER OF NEW FIRES (FOUR DAY TREND)
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Saturday, 8/15 6 9 35 0 80 64 194
Sunday, 8/16 3 6 24 0 74 63 170
Monday, 8/17 4 7 17 0 162 51 241
Tuesday, 8/18 0 5 19 0 68 27 119
TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FOUR DAY TREND)
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Saturday, 8/15 157 397 103 11 895
Sunday, 8/16 87 335 72 27 529
Monday, 8/17 101 354 67 8 671
Tuesday, 8/18 67 253 63 9 502
CURRENT SITUATION
Fire activity was moderate nationwide yesterday.
Very high and extreme fire indices were reported yesterday in Texas,
Minnesota, Michigan, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Idaho,
Oregon, Washington and California.
No fire watches or warnings have been posted for today.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 8/19]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION
No entries.
PARK DISPATCHES
No entries.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
No entries.
MEMORANDA
No entries.
INTERCHANGE
No entries.
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