NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                               MORNING REPORT

To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Monday, October 25, 1999

INCIDENTS

99-615 - Haleakala NP (HI) - Rescue

The higher elevations of Haleakala volcano began receiving heavy rain late on
the morning of Wednesday, October 20th.  Rangers began clearing visitors from
the upper valleys, including the upper falls section of Hawaii's longest wild
river, Palikea Stream.  Flood warnings were also posted.  The Kipahulu patrol
ranger spotted a 12-foot-high wall of water raging down the stream gorge just
before 2 p.m. and rushed to move visitors out of the way downstream.  Some of
them had not seen the rising water or understood why people were yelling at
them until it was too late.  Twelve visitors became stranded on high rocks in
the stream bed, with waters rising around them and no way to climb out.  The
rushing water ultimately rose to 15 feet and threatened to sweep all of them
over several falls and into the ocean 900 feet away.  Park, Maui FD and Coast
Guard personnel responded.  Technical gear was employed by park staff to lift
six stranded hikers up to the north side of the gulch; Maui firefighters
lifted another four up the south side of the gulch with assistance from
police officers; a Coast Guard helicopter hoisted the remaining pair from an
overhanging cave beneath the cliffs on the south bank of the stream.  Dozens
of visitors watched the rescue effort, and home videos of the incident
appeared on television the next morning.  The storm also washed out several
stream fords and closed the south approach road, which connects the park to
the resort side of the island.  The road remained closed for about 24 hours. 
Ranger Roger Mayo coordinated the rescue effort.  [Mark Tanaka-Sanders,
Acting CR, HALE, 10/22]

99-616 - Sagamore Hill NHS (NY) - Death of Volunteer

Park volunteers M.K., D.B. and T.D. were heading
home from the park in their private vehicles on the morning of October 14th
when they were stopped by a police officer who'd closed the road due to a
downed power line and limbs.  The three sat together in M.K.'s car while
awaiting the arrival of a utility company repair truck.  While sitting there,
a wind gust topped an approximately 50-foot, 14-inch diameter dead white oak
onto the car.  Although M.K. was not injured and D.B. received only
minor scalp lacerations, T.D., 72, who was sitting in the back seat,
received a serious concussion and was knocked out.  He was extricated from
the car and flown to the trauma center at Nassau County Medical Center where
he died on the evening of the 19th.  A funeral service was held for him last
Saturday.  Superintendent Vidal Martinez led a delegation of park staff to
the service.  At the time of his death, T.D., a retired bank executive, was
attempting to complete 2,000 hours of volunteer service at the park in
observance of the year 2000.  [Michael Shaver, Acting CR, SAHI, 10/14 and
10/21]

                        [Several reports pending...]

FIRE ACTIVITY

No fire reports have been received at this address since Thursday, October
21st.  At that time, NIFC was still at preparedness level II.  

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, PROTECTION AND EDUCATION 

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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