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Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, June 28, 1999
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Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 04:05:54 -0400
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, June 28, 1999
INCIDENTS
99-306 - Mount Rainier NP (WA) - Death of Employee
Park cultural resource specialist and historic architect Craig Strong, 36,
was killed on June 25th when his sport utility vehicle collided with a loaded
logging truck at the junction of Washington Route 7 and Alder Cutoff Road.
Craig began his National Park Service career in June, 1988, as a summer
architect technician in Washington, D.C. He earned his first career
conditional appointment in 1993, serving in the Service's HABS/HAER division.
Craig transferred to Mount Rainier in February of 1996. Last year, he
received a historic preservation award from the Washington State Historical
Society for his work on preserving historic structures threatened by road
improvements in the park. Visitation will take place at the Fir Lane Funeral
Home at 924 176th East in Spanaway, Washington, from 4 to 7 p.m today. A
memorial service will be held on Tuesday at 1 p.m. and will be followed by an
all-employee dinner at the Lions Hall in Ashford. Craig will be buried in
Gamaliel, Arkansas. Condolences may be sent to Craig's parents, J.S. and
P.S., at 1802 Brentwood Drive, Mountain Home, Arkansas 72653.
[Maria Gillett, PIO, MORA, 6/26]
99-307 - Yosemite NP (CA)- Rape
On June 24th, 1999, Valley rangers and special agents responded to the
Yosemite Medical Clinic to investigate a reported sexual assault. The
victim, a 14-year-old girl, was interviewed and was able to identify both the
suspect and the crime scene. Corroborating evidence was subsequently
collected. The suspect was questioned by agents and confessed to having sex
with the victim. He was identified as H.B., a 36-year-old resident
of Fremont, California. H.B. was arrested and booked into the Yosemite
jail on charges of aggravated sexual abuse with children (18 USC 2241(c)), a
crime which carries a life sentence. The U.S. attorney plans to seek an
indictment from a federal grand jury. [Jeff Sullivan, Supervisory SA, YOSE,
6/25]
99-308 - Katmai NP&P (AK) - Aircraft Accident
J.W, a commercial airplane pilot and resident of Anchorage, landed his
private float plane at Naknek Lake near Brooks Camp on June 19th. J.W. was
accompanied by his wife and two children. On June 20th, ranger Joe Manley
advised J.W. that he might want to move his plane to Brooks Lake, as it
would be protected from the east winds which had been blowing for two weeks.
On the morning of June 21st, J.W. came to the ranger station to borrow a
winch to pull the left float of his plane out of the water. Park staff
helped him do so. J.W. then spent most of the day pumping out the plane's
floats. The high winds blowing that day diminished by 10 p.m., so J.W.
attempted to move the plane to a sheltered cove. Witnesses said that the
left float was riding low in the water. A wave went over it, causing the
plane's propeller to dip into the water. The plane then tipped over,
submerging the left wing and left side of the aircraft. J.W., who was
uninjured, climbed out of and on top of the plane and gave witnesses a thumbs
up. The incident occurred about 80 feet off shore. A concession employee
was first on scene and picked J.W. up. Rangers investigated the accident,
and employees from other park divisions assisted with containment and clean-
up of the fuel spill (less than five gallons of aviation fuel). The National
Transportation Safety Board considered the event a "non-incident" since the
plane was taxiing at the time of the accident. [Michael McGinnis, Acting CR,
KATM, 6/25]
99-309 - Redwood N&SP (CA) - Boating Accident; EMS Response
A 17-foot Bayliner boat was flipped by a reported 12- to 14-foot "rogue wave"
approximately 200 yards offshore of Crescent Beach picnic area within the
park's offshore boundary on June 12th. One of the occupants of the boat was
thrown clear of the vessel; the other two were temporarily trapped in the
overturned vessel. All three endured six-foot breakers and swam to shore,
where they were met by park visitors. Rangers, county deputies, and medical
personnel responded and treated all three for hypothermia and one for facial
injuries. The vessel eventually washed ashore and was removed. No damage
occurred to park resources. [Bob Martin, CR, REDW, 6/23]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
Wed Sat % Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 6/23 6/26 Con Con
AZ Saguaro NM Box Canyon FUM 2,000 6,204 60 7/20
Coronado NF El Tigre -- 131 100 100 UNK
CA Los Padres NF King T2 600 600 100 CND
Shasta-Trinity NF * Tangle T2 - 380 100 CND
NV Carson City FO * Reservoir T2 - 5,160 100 CND
OR Vale District * Lincoln -- - 1,175 100 CND
UT Salt Lake FO Pony Road -- 500 1,028 100 CND
Uinta NF * West Mountain T2 - 2,000 45 UNK
* Clear Creek T2 - 3,000 100 CND
Vernal FO * Walsh Knoll -- - 500 100 CND
ID Upper Snake River
District * Whiskey Butte -- - 2,000 100 CND
* Wilson Butte -- - 2,000 100 CND
* Kings Crown -- - 1,700 98 6/26
* Brigham Point -- - 1,800 100 CND
* Red Bridge 1 -- - 600 100 CND
* Red Bridge 2 -- - 2,920 100 CND
FL State * 2A Command -- - 4,500 100 CND
AK Upper Yukon, BLM Minto T2 3,800 3,800 100 CND
Heading Notes
Unit Agency = BIA area; NF = national forest; RU = CA state resource
or ranger unit; RD = state ranger district; FO = BLM field
office; 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; FUM = Fire Use
Management 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
NUMBER OF NEW FIRES (FOUR DAY TREND)
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Wednesday, 6/23 0 12 10 1 109 32 164
Thursday, 6/24 1 8 21 1 62 19 112
Friday, 6/25 0 4 18 0 40 24 86
Saturday, 6/26 1 4 5 0 45 23 78
TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FOUR DAY TREND)
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Wednesday, 6/23 105 206 38 8 320
Thursday, 6/24 99 218 39 12 321
Friday, 6/25 100 318 32 2 417
Saturday, 6/26 68 125 25 2 242
CURRENT SITUATION
Moderate initial attack was reported on Saturday in California and the
Southwest, but there was little activity elsewhere.
Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in California, Nevada,
Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Texas and Colorado.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 6/25-27]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION
No entries.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
No entries.
MEMORANDA
No entries.
INTERCHANGE
No entries.
PARKS AND PEOPLE
No entries.
CALENDAR
The biweekly calendar of training courses and meetings now appears as a
separate addendum to the Morning Report and follows in the next message.
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