NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                               MORNING REPORT

To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Monday, May 31, 1999 - MEMORIAL DAY

                           *** SPECIAL NOTICE ***

All flags are to be lowered to half staff THIS MORNING in tribute to
America's war dead.  Flags will return to full staff at NOON.  Per order of
the White House and authority of Presidential Proclamation 3044, as amended.

INCIDENTS

99-222 - Yosemite NP (CA) - Rescue

The park received a report of a person stranded on a log midstream in the
Merced River in the El Portal area late on the afternoon of Sunday, May 23rd. 
The 30-year-old man had launched a small inflatable raft about a mile
upstream and had quickly capsized and lodged on the log in a Class III -
Class IV section of whitewater which had been swollen by the spring runoff. 
Park and county SAR personnel responded, and a California Highway Patrol
helicopter with short-haul capability was dispatched to the scene of the
incident.  An attempt to rescue him with the county SAR team's rescue raft
failed when the raft was carried past him by the strong current and
overturned.  The raft's crew was pulled from the river by ropes from
throwbags pitched to them from the shore.  The CHP helicopter maneuvered a
rescue basket to him just as darkness was setting in and short-hauled him to
shore.  He was treated for mild hypothermia and released.  The incident was
managed under unified command with the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office. 
Twenty-four park personnel were involved.  [Mark Harvey, IC, YOSE, 5/28]

99-223 - Yellowstone NP (WY) - Search; Fatality

The body of P.H., 66, of Orlando, Florida, was found on May 27th after
an extensive search that began the previous evening at the Artist Point trail
in the Canyon area.  P.H. had been hiking the trail with his wife, Phyllis,
when they became separated.  She was a short distance ahead of her husband
and noted that he stopped to talk with other park visitors.  She slowed her
pace to allow him to catch up with her, but he was no longer behind her when
she arrived at the parking area.  She accordingly returned to look for him,
and was assisted by other visitors.  They were unsuccessful and called 911
from a tour bus operator's cell phone.  Park staff responded and began a
search.  Three dog teams - one from Grand Teton NP, one from Absaroka Search
Dogs, and one from the park - joined park staff and volunteers in ground
searches of the area until midnight.  The search resumed at daylight on
Thursday morning.  P.H.'s body was located by one of the dog teams around
8:30 a.m. about a mile-and-a-half east of Artist Point and very close to
Point Sublime.  Preliminary indications are that he died from hypothermia. 
[PIO, YELL, 5/27]

99-224 - Glacier NP (MT) - Special Event

Rangers provided support to the Native American Youth Conference which was
held on the Blackfeet reservation in Browning from May 24th to the 27th.  The
traveling conference promotes drug and alcohol free lifestyles for young
Native Americans.  This was the first time the conference had been held on an
American Indian reservation since its inception 24 years ago.  Two Medicine
subdistrict ranger Dona Taylor, who grew up on the Blackfeet reservation and
dealt with many of the problems facing today's youth, spoke to the conference
groups about establishing goals early in life to achieve one's aspirations. 
Ranger staff provided security and support as needed.  The park and
reservation share a common boundary along the park's east flank and also
share a sense of cooperation in addressing the needs of Native American youth
in order to help them succeed.  [Dave Mihalic, Superintendent, GLAC, 5/26]

FIRE ACTIVITY

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II

LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY 

                                                      Wed     Sat    %   Est
State      Unit              Fire/Incident   IMT      5/27    5/30  Con  Con

CA   Joshua Tree NP        * Juniper Cx       T2         -   9,400   30  NR

GA   Okefenokee NWR          Hickory Island   --    14,128  14,128  100  CND

FL   Osceola NF              Friendly         T1    15,647  37,385   20  6/15
     Apalachicola NF         Bay Creek        --       984     984  100  CND 
     State                   Pole Pine        --       150     150  100  CND 
                           * Wolf Creek       --         -     120   75  NR

VA   G. Washington and 
      T. Jefferson NF's    * Overlook         --         -     315  100  CND

NV   Winnemucca District   * Oreana           --         -     329  100  CND
     Ely District          * Rainbow Ranch    --         -     800    0  5/31
                           * Blue Garden      --         -   3,000    0  6/3

WA   State                 * Rock Creek       --         -     150   60  NR

AZ   State                 * Tank Creek       --         -     800   70  5/31
                           * Jump Cx          T2         -   2,200   20  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; UNK = unknown; NR = no report
Est Con     Estimated containment date; NEC = no estimated date of
            containment; CND = fully contained; NR = no report

FIRE NARRATIVES

Joshua Tree NP -  The Juniper Complex, located two miles east of Desert Hot
Springs, consists of four fires.  The largest is Fire #3, which had burned
7,500 acres at the time of the report.  Strong winds, flashy fuels and
difficult terrain were hampering containment efforts.  Significant (but
unspecified) cultural resource sites were threatened.  All the fires were
started by lightning.  A total of just over 800 people were committed to the
fire as of late Saturday, including 24 crews.

NUMBER OF NEW FIRES (FOUR DAY TREND)

                    NPS    BIA      BLM     FWS    States   USFS     Total

Wednesday, 5/26      0      5         1       1       76     11        94
Thursday, 5/27       0      5        15       4      120     28       172
Friday, 5/28        10      9        19       0       47     32       117
Saturday, 5/29       0      1        10       0       35     19        65

TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FOUR DAY TREND) 

                  Crews     Engines    Helicopters    Airtankers   Overhead

Wednesday, 5/26     52         72          15             2           795
Thursday, 5/27      77        184          24             1         1,051
Friday, 5/28        47         87          25             5           362
Saturday, 5/29      51         97          22             2           364

CURRENT SITUATION

Moderate fire activity was reported on Thursday in the Rockies, western Great
Basin, East, southern California, South and Southwest, and continued in
southern California and the South and Southwest over Friday and Saturday.

Very high and extreme fire indices were reported on Saturday in Georgia,
California, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico.  

[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 5/28-30]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

No entries.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No entries.

MEMORANDA

No entries.

INTERCHANGE

No entries.

PARKS AND PEOPLE

No entries.

CALENDAR

Due to the dearth of entries for the meetings/conferences/events calendar, it
has been merged with the training and workshop calendar.  The calendar will
still appear every other Monday.

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.

Dates:      June 21 - 24 
Conference: Fire and Grit: Working for Nature in Community
Location:   Shepherdstown, WV
Details:    Conference sponsored by The Orion Society.  Focus on the
            environmental movement, on its effectiveness at the community
            level, and on mapping a comprehensive vision for conservation in
            the 21st century.  Speakers include Bruce Babbitt, Barry Lopez,
            Wendell Berry, Terry Tempest Williams and Peter Matthiessen. 
            There will be plenary talks, facilitated collegiums, dialogues
            and special events.  
Closes:     ---
Contact:    The Orion Society
Phone/fax:  --- ; ---
E-mail:     orion@orionsociety.org, or www.orionsociety.org
Submitter:  Kathy Jope, PNRO

Dates:      July 20 - 22 *
Conference: Property Management Conference
Location:   Reno, NV
Details:    Designed to provide an update on the NPS personal property
            management program and the fixed assets subsystem.  Sponsored by
            WASO Property Management Office.
Closes:     On-site registration
Contact:    Ernestine Armstrong, WASO Property Office
Phone/fax:  202-565-1162; ---
E-mail:     Ernestine Armstrong at NP-WASO-ITC-MIB
Submitter:  Same

Dates:      August 2 - 6 
Course:     Protecting Cultural Resources in Flood Zones
Location:   Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details:    The course will focus on strategies necessary to address the
            impacts of flooding and water damage on cultural resources.
Closes:     June 16th
Contact:    Bruce Noble
Phone/fax:  304-535-6158; 304-535-6244
E-mail:     Bruce Noble at NP--NCR
Submitter:  Joyce Howe, STMA

Dates:      August 2 - 13 *
Course:     Defensive Tactics Training (DTITP-904)
Location:   FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details:    Methods and techniques for both defensive tactics instruction and
            practical application in the field.
Closes:     June 30th
Contact:    Regional employee development officers; FLETC for further info.
Phone/fax:  912-267-2245; 912-267-3188
E-mail:     WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
Submitter:  Wiley Golden, FLETC

Dates:      August 9 - 20 *
Course:     Small Craft Enforcement Training
Location:   FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details:    Designed for those involved in enforcement on inland waterways. 
            Instruction on the operation and navigation of highly-specialized
            watercraft is provided.
Closes:     June 30th
Contact:    Regional employee development officers; FLETC for further info.
Phone/fax:  912-267-2245; 912-267-3188
E-mail:     WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
Submitter:  Wiley Golden, FLETC

Dates:      August 9 - 13
Course:     Access to Historic Sites and Interpretation
Location:   Philadelphia, PA
Details:    General sessions of this course will lead participants through
            the needs of people with disabilities and the principles of
            universal design.
Closes:     June 7th
Contact:    Jode La Rocque
Phone/fax:  765-349-9240; 765-342-6658
E-mail:     www.indiana.edu/~nca
Submitter:  Joyce Howe, STMA

Dates:      August 16 - 20 
Course:     Chiefs of Interpretation Workshop
Location:   Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details:    Course designed for field interpreters and other staff who become
            chiefs of interpretation, with the objective of helping them make
            the transition from the field to supervisor, manager and leader.
Closes:     June 14th
Contact:    Dave Dahlen
Phone/fax:  304-535-6405; 304-535-6408
E-mail:     ---
Submitter:  Joyce Howe, STMA

Dates:      August 18 - 19 *
Course:     Critical Issues in History Education
Location:   Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details:    Seminar focusing on a variety of contexts, points of view and
            sources for interpretation in the histories of Native American
            groups, east and west.
Closes:     June 30th
Contact:    Laura Feller
Phone/fax:  202-343-9528; 202-343-1244
E-mail:     Laura Feller at NP-WASO-NRHE
Submitter:  Joyce Howe, STMA

Dates:      August 22 - 27 *
Course:     Regional Wilderness Stewardship training
Location:   Red Lodge, MT
Details:    The course is designed to strengthen understanding of wilderness
            values and concepts.
Closes:     June 18th
Contact:    Greg Kroll
Phone/fax:  406-243-4612; ---
E-mail:     Greg Kroll at NP-YELL
Submitter:  Joyce Howe, STMA

Dates:      September 13 - 16 
Course:     Retrofitting for Accessibility
Location:   Gatlinburg, TN
Details:    Designed to educate maintenance professionals, facility managers,
            site access coordinators and planners on the barriers that can be
            eliminated to promote full access to recreation facilities for
            people with disabilities.
Closes:     July 12th
Contact:    Jodie LaRocque, National Center on Accessibility
Phone/fax:  765-349-9240; 765-342-6658
E-mail:     www.indiana.edu/~nca
Submitter:  Joyce Howe, STMA

Dates:      October, 1999, through June, 2000 
Course:     Maintenance Skills (Carpentry, Electrical, Masonry, Plumbing,
            Trails and Landscape)
Location:   California Department of Parks and Recreation, Mott Training
            Center, Asilomar, CA
Details:    The notice is being run at this time because of the early
            application deadline.  Send the training nomination form and
            course questionnaire to your regional employee development
            office.  See the Learning Place and Maintenance BBs for further
            info.
Closes:     June 30th
Contact:    Steve Hastings, HOAL
Phone/fax:  520-638-7986; ---
E-mail:     ---
Submitter:  Same

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