NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                               MORNING REPORT

To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Tuesday, June 1, 1999

INCIDENTS

99-225 - Delaware Water Gap NRA (PA/NJ) - Drowning
     
R.A., 21, of Orange, New Jersey, drowned in the Delaware River at the
Depew recreation site on the New Jersey side of the river around 10:40 a.m.
on Sunday, May 30th.  R.A. was swimming 15 to 20 yards from shore when he
began struggling and went under.  Boaters and other visitors attempted a
rescue, but were unsuccessful in locating him.  Ranger Wayne Valentine
responded and found R.A. in about five feet of water.  He was brought to
shore and CPR was immediately begun.  An ambulance from Blairstown took him
to Hackettstown hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.  The
investigation is continuing. [A.J. North, DR, River District, 5/30]

FIRE ACTIVITY

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II

LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY 

                                                      Sat     Sun    %   Est
State      Unit              Fire/Incident   IMT      5/29    5/30  Con  Con

CA    Joshua Tree NP         Juniper Cx       T2     9,400  13,100   70  6/1

FL    Osceola NF             Friendly         T1    37,385  50,000   20  6/15
      State                  Wolf Creek       --       120      80  100  CND
                           * Yates Creek      --         -     300  100  CND

NV    Ely District           Rainbow Ranch    --       800   4,500   40  6/2 
                             Blue Garden      T2     3,000  12,000    0  6/5
      Winnemucca District  * Burns            --         -     150   80  5/31

WA    State                  Rock Creek       --       150     150   NR  NR

AZ    State                  Tank Creek       --       800   1,000  100  CND 
                             Jump Cx          T2     2,200  11,000   10  UNK
      Yuma-Havasu District * Harcuvar         T2         -  14,800   60  6/1

MN    Superior NF          * Little Trout     --         -     177    0  6/3

                                  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 consists of four fires.  Significant
progress was made on Sunday due to slightly cooler temperatures and
diminished winds.  Thirty-five crews, 21 engines, five helicopters and a
helicopter were committed to the fires.  Some crews and equipment have been
released.  

NUMBER OF NEW FIRES (FOUR DAY TREND)

                    NPS    BIA      BLM     FWS    States   USFS     Total

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
Sunday, 5/30         1      4        16       0       56     29       106

TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FOUR DAY TREND) 

                  Crews     Engines    Helicopters    Airtankers   Overhead

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
Sunday, 5/30       108        132          38             2           700

CURRENT SITUATION

Initial attack increased on Sunday in California, and large fires continued
to burn in the South, Southwest, Great Basin and southern California.  New
large fires were reported in the East.

Very high and extreme fire indices were reported on Sunday in Arizona and
Texas.  

[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 5/31]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

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OPERATIONAL NOTES

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MEMORANDA

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INTERCHANGE

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PARKS AND PEOPLE

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