NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                               MORNING REPORT

To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Friday, August 6, 1999

INCIDENTS

99-418 - Everglades NP (FL) - Follow-up on Search in Progress

The search for K.E. expanded on Wednesday and Thursday.  Assisting the
NPS are representatives from the Florida Department of Corrections, FBI,
Collier County Sheriff's Office, and Monroe County Sheriff's Office.  Staff
from Big Cypress NP and Biscayne NP are also providing support.  The search
area has been expanded beyond the Coastal Prairie trail to Bear Lake in the
east and Northwest Cape in the west.  Scent dogs have been transported by
boat to nearby islands in Florida Bay; specialty dogs are being used to again
check areas searched by primary coverage teams.  Thirty-eight people have
been committed to the search.  Investigators have also linked K.E.'s
disappearance to a stolen 36-foot vessel located in the marina at Flamingo. 
The person with the vessel has been arrested.  [Gregg Smith, EVER, 8/5]

99-424 - Grand Canyon NP (AZ) - Follow-up on Fatal Aircraft Crash 

On the afternoon of August 3rd, a Cessna 177B took off from Grand Canyon
Airport with three people on board.  An eyewitness reported that the plane's
engine was running at low RPMs and that the plane was flying very slowly.  It
crashed into a wooded slope a mile outside the park's boundary.  Park
firefighters and EMS personnel were first on scene.  They found that the
pilot had been killed on impact, but were able to extricate two trapped Swiss
passengers from the twisted wreckage.  The male passenger died on scene of
severe traumatic injuries despite protracted efforts by park paramedics and
ALS personnel.  The female passenger was stabilized and flown to Flagstaff
Medical Center.  During her evacuation, a large dry chemical fire
extinguisher exploded, covering all rescuers in a cloud of white dust.  Many
rescuers suffered respiratory, eye and skin irritations.  A decontamination
unit was set up; some rescuers were taken to a nearby medical clinic.  Ranger
Kent Keller was IC for the multi-agency response to the crash.  [Kent Delbon,
Lead Ranger, South District, GRCA, 8/4]

99-427 - Glen Canyon NRA (UT) - Rock Slide with Fatality

A four-member fisheries crew from the Moab Field Office of the Utah Division
of Wildlife Resources was camped at mile 57.7 on the San Juan River on the
evening of July 29th when a thunderstorm passed through the area with heavy
winds and rain.  M.A., 41, entered his tent to keep it from blowing
away.  Co-workers saw numerous waterfalls in the area after the thunderstorm
passed.  At 8:50 p.m., a rock slide landed on M.A.'s tent and a boulder
struck his head, inflicting a fatal injury.  Two members of the crew traveled
downstream to the Clay Hills pullout to report the incident; the remaining
crew member was evacuated by helicopter the following morning.  M.A.'s body
was flown out by helicopter to the incident CP at Gooseneck State Park. 
There have been two other near-miss rockslides this year following
thunderstorms.  On August 2nd, rangers Karyl Yeston (ARCH) and Marc Yeston
(CANY) held a CISD session in Moab for the three employees who witnessed the
incident and coordinated another session for other co-workers.  [Jim
Houseman, CI, GLCA, 8/5]

99-428 - Golden Gate NRA (CA) - Death of BLM Employee

A group of nine BLM employees/interns from Fort Ord spent July 22nd in the
southern portion of the park on Milagra Ridge removing non-native plants. 
After finishing work, they drove to Tennessee Valley north of the Golden Gate
Bridge with the intent of hiking into a backcountry camp in the Marin
Headlands.  While hiking to the camp, Leslie Matlack, 24, who had a history
of asthma problems, experienced difficulty breathing, went into respiratory
distress, and became unconscious and pulseless.  Several members of the group
began CPR while the others returned to the trailhead and called 911.  Park
staff and local agencies responded, and a medevac helicopter flew to the
scene.  Sustained resuscitation efforts proved unsuccessful, and she was
pronounced dead at the scene.  [Richard Danielsen, Ops Supervisor, GOGA,
7/23]

99-429 - Lassen Volcanic NP (CA) - Arrest for Burglary, Larceny

On August 2nd, visitors reported what appeared to be a man tampering with a
pipe safe in the South Summit campground.  Rangers contacted three people in
the campground, one of whom met the man's description.  Interviews were
followed by a consent search of the associated vehicle, which in turn led to
the discovery of a tire iron with fresh marks and scratches that appeared to
match those on the lock to the pipe safe.  The owner of the vehicle, 19-year-
old D.A., was arrested for attempted theft of government money,
tampering, and various other charges.  The fourth member of the group, 21-
year-old D.B., walked into the area immediately after D.A.'s arrest
and was arrested on similar charges.  The rangers subsequently received
complaints from campers about break-ins into their tents.  Physical evidence
left inside the tents led to burglary charges being filed against D.B.. 
Both men were arraigned in magistrate's court in Redding on the morning of
August 3rd on a variety of misdemeanor and felony charges.  The two juvenile
females associated with D.B. and D.A. were released to their parents the
same evening.  [Mike LaLone, CR, LAVO, 8/5] 

99-430 - Glacier NP (MT) - Sewage Spill

A sewage overflow occurred in the Apgar area on July 29th.  It's not known
how much sewage overflowed, but the total is estimated to have been between
100 and 200 gallons.  The apparent cause was debris clogging the sewer line. 
A vacuum pumper truck and tanker truck were brought in to clean the areas
around the leaking manholes and flush them out.  A manhole near the village
Inn, which is next to lower McDonald Creek, also overflowed.  Two sewage lift
stations were immediately shut down to relieve the amount of sewage entering
the lines and reduce the overflow.  There was no indication of sewage
directly entering the creek.  There were no closures, and the associated
problems appear to have been resolved.  [PIO, GLAC, 8/4]

FIRE ACTIVITY

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II

LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY 

                                                      Tue      Wed   %   Est
State      Unit              Fire/Incident   IMT      8/3      8/4  Con  Con

NV    Ely FO               * Taft Creek       --        -      300   60  8/5
      Winnemucca FO        * Dun Glenn Cx     T2        -   20,000  UNK  UNK
                           * Jungo Cx         T2        -   20,000  UNK  UNK
      Battle Mtn. FO       * Battle Mtn. Cx   T2        -   30,000  UNK  UNK
      Elko FO              * Bispo            --        -    2,800    5  UNK
                           * Bacchus          --        -      425   15  UNK
                           * Ajax             --        -    1,300  UNK  UNK
                           * Jiggs            --        -    3,840   20  UNK
      Carson City FO       * Wilcox           --        -    5,000   30  8/8 
   
OR    Deschutes NF           Cache Creek      T2      200      200  100  CND
      Prineville District    North Pole       --      350      350   90  8/5
                           * Muddy Ranch      --        -      400   50  8/5
      Burns District       * Potato Hills     --        -      200   10  8/6
                           * Long Hollow      --        -    2,500   10  8/5
                           * Wilder Creek     --        -    1,500   50  8/6
      Lakeview District    * Crump            --        -    2,000   80  8/5
                           * Lynch            --        -    1,000    0  UNK

WA    Okanagan NF          * Balky            --        -      160   50  8/5
      Spokane District     * Francis Canyon   --        -      200    0  8/5
      State                * Union Valley     --        -      240  100  CND

MT    Beaverhead/
       Deerlodge NF          Balsam           T2       99      130   10  8/7

ID    Salmon/Challis NF      Soldier         FUM    2,029    2,089    0  UNK
      Lower Snake District   Buck 'N Doe      --    4,500    5,500   60  8/5
      Upper Snake District   Mule Butte       --    5,000   92,540    0  UNK

NY    State                * West Point       --        -      500  100  CND

FL    Florida NF's           Bill Branch      --      227      227   93  UNK

AK    Yukon-Charley NP       B242             --        -   46,956   NR  NR
                             B248             --        -   18,521   NR  NR
                             B260             --        -   48,442   NR  NR
                             B264             --        -   46,360   NR  NR
      Gates of Arctic NP     B380             --        -      714   NR  NR
                             B430             --        -       69   NR  NR
                             B474             --        -       20   NR  NR
      Noatak NP              B333             --        -   88,430   NR  NR

                                  Heading Notes

Unit        Agency or Area Office = 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 I Team; T2 = Type II Team; T3 = Type III Team; 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

FIRE NARRATIVES  

Whiskeytown NRA - Over August 3rd and 4th, the park had four wildland fires. 
Conditions are extremely dry; when coupled with steep terrain, the result is
hot fires with rapid rates of spread.  There have been no weather fronts to
trigger the fires, and all are considered to be highly suspicious.  The
latest fire was started on Wednesday morning approximately one mile outside
the boundary and was limited to less than one acre.  The smoke column from
the Whiskey Fire was spotted by Rangers Tuesday afternoon at about 3:45 p.m. 
This fire was started in a narrow gulch and was running rapidly uphill,
forcing the evacuation of the Whiskey Creek launch ramp.  The Whiskey Fire
also threatened nearby houses and the historic Whiskeytown post office.  It
took three air tankers, five helicopters, and numerous strike teams to
prevent a catastrophic event.  This fire burned 30 acres.  The Tower Fire was
discovered shortly after noon on Monday.  This fire was also ignited
downslope in a chute and quickly ran uphill.  The fire threatened the nearby
historic town of French Gulch and burned within 200 yards of the historic
Camden House, but little damage was done.  This fire burned approximately 45
acres.  On Tuesday, the fourth fire was ignited across from the Overlook
visitor center on but was limited to less than one acre.  All but the first
fire were within the boundaries of the park.  They were all started along
paved, heavily traveled roads.  Suppression costs are estimated at $400,000. 
California Department of Forestry and National Park Service investigators are
currently investigating all fires.

NUMBER OF NEW FIRES (FOUR DAY TREND)

                    NPS    BIA      BLM     FWS    States   USFS     Total

Sunday, 8/1          3      1        19       0       51     42       116
Monday, 8/2          1     23        12       4      333    151       524
Tuesday, 8/3         5      9        43       0      227    175       459
Wednesday, 8/4       4     12        91       2      175    187       471

TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FOUR DAY TREND) 

                  Crews     Engines    Helicopters    Airtankers   Overhead

Sunday, 8/1        132        162          56             4           790
Monday, 8/2        111        214          67             7           626
Tuesday, 8/3       170        365          85             5           801
Wednesday, 8/4     162        422          82            10           770

CURRENT SITUATION

Fire activity increased significantly in the Great Basin on Wednesday,
requiring the mobilization of five Type II IMT's and an area command team. 
Initial attack remained steady in the Northwest and northern Rockies.  New
large fires were reported in both areas and in the East.

High to extreme fire indices were reported in Oregon, Washington, California,
Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, Utah, Nevada, South Dakota, Wyoming, Delaware,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Oklahoma.

[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 8/5; Karen La May, ARO; Mike
Warren, NPS FMPC; Lawrence Carr, WHIS]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

Reports pending...

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Reports pending...

MEMORANDA

Reports pending...

INTERCHANGE

No entries.

PARKS AND PEOPLE

Reports pending...

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