NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT


To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Monday, December 18, 2000

ALMANAC

On this date in 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Korematsu v. U.S., 
upheld the wartime exclusion of persons of Japanese descent from the 
West Coast.  Manzanar National Historic Site, California, contains the 
remains of one of the camps in which they were interned.

INCIDENTS

00-740 - Kings Mountain NMP (SC) - Follow-up: Oil Spill

An environmental cleanup company completed work at the oil spill site 
on December 13th. About a dozen cubic yards of contaminated soil were 
removed from the area, which was then treated with lime and 
backfilled. An additional lime treatment was made on the surface after 
work was completed. All work was done in compliance with state 
recommendations. Rangers are currently investigating the tank 
installation to insure that contractor negligence was not a 
contributing factor to the incident. [Chris Revels, CR, KIMO, 12/15]

00-751 - Shenandoah NP (VA) - Search; Fatality

On the afternoon of December 12th, D.L., 36, of Elkton, Virginia, 
was dropped off near the park boundary to go hunting. When he failed 
to return home within a few hours, the county sheriff's office began a 
search. The park joined in the next day upon notification that 
investigators had determined that D.L. might have intended to hunt 
within the park. About 150 people were involved in the search by the 
afternoon of December 13th. A volunteer searcher found his body about 
300 yards within the park around 1:30 p.m. Preliminary investigation, 
led by NPS SA Ken Johnson, revealed no evidence of foul play or 
traumatic injury. Examination by a medical examiner is pending. [Clay 
Jordan, DR, Central District, SHEN, 12/15]

00-752 - Mammoth Cave NP (KY) - Pursuit; Arrest of Fugitive

On December 8th, ranger David Gibbins stopped D.C. of 
Brownsville, Kentucky, for speeding on the Mammoth Cave Parkway. When 
asked for his operator's license, D.C. was only able to produce an 
Ohio personal identification card. He said that his driver's license 
was at his residence, but a check revealed that it had been suspended 
due to four prior DUI convictions. Gibbins asked D.C. to step out of 
his vehicle, but he refused and suddenly accelerated away. Gibbins 
pursued. Speeds approached 100 mph as D.C. swerved into oncoming 
traffic lanes and passed other vehicles in blind curves and no passing 
zones.  Edmonson County deputies and Kentucky State Police officers 
were advised of the chase and told that it was nearing the park's 
boundary. D.C. forced a state police cruiser off the road as he 
headed toward nearby Brownsville.  Gibbins turned the pursuit over to 
county and state units shortly after D.C. left the park, but 
proceeded toward Brownsville to assist if necessary.  Pursuing units 
lost sight of D.C.'s vehicle, only to discover that D.C. had crashed 
while attempting to hide it behind a nearby apartment building.  He 
fled the scene on foot. An NCIC inquiry on D.C.'s DOB and SSN 
revealed that his real name was L.R.C., that he was currently 
wanted by Ohio authorities for a parole violation, and  that he had an 
extensive criminal history, including burglary, breaking and entering, 
and escape.  An investigation by the NPS and the sheriff's department 
led officers to a local residence.  Park special agent Brad McDougal 
and Edmonton County deputies arrested D.C. on December 11th.  He is 
currently facing charges of wanton endangerment, interfering with 
agency functions, and an assortment of state charges. (CRO, MACA, 
12/12)

FIRE MANAGEMENT

National Fire Plan

No new information. Please check the NPS Fire Management Program 
Center web page (www.fire.nps.gov) for further information on fire 
plan projects.

Park Fires

No new fires reported.

CULTURAL/NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No submissions.

INTERPRETATION AND VISITOR SERVICES

No submissions.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Budget Web Site - The Budget Office in WASO has inaugurated a new 
Servicewide budget web site. The site contains budget news, 
publications such as the "Green Book", historical budget information, 
and more. From the NPS home page, click on "Info Zone", then "Budget". 
Or you can reach it be going directly to www.nps.gov/budget. [Maureen 
Foster, WASO]

MEMORANDA

No submissions.

INTERCHANGE

No submissions.

PARKS AND PEOPLE

Gulf Islands NS (MS/FL) - Ranger Greg Johnston, currently stationed at 
Ship Island in the park's Mississippi District, has received an award 
from the Coast Guard Auxiliary for his rapid response and assistance 
when an officer aboard an auxiliary vessel had a heart attack in 
December, 1999. The vessel was about a mile north of the park when the 
captain fell to the deck from the attack. Johnston arrived shortly 
after being called and immediately began CPR. After additional Coast 
Guard assistance arrived, he remained with the boat and other 
auxiliary crewmen and ensured that it returned safely to the harbor. 
The captain, unfortunately, did not survive due to the massive nature 
of the heart attack. Among those at the ceremony was the commander of 
the New Orleans Group. [Mark Lewis, GUIS]

Death Valley NP (CA) - Employee Jodi Rod, who works in the chief 
ranger's office, received this year's outstanding federal employee 
award from the California Film Commission at its annual California On 
Location awards ceremony. Rods was cited for her outstanding customer 
service, for her ability to respond quickly to requests for use of the 
park for filming and photography, and for her ability to match 
requests with the right locations and process permits as needed at any 
time. Rods prepares between 70 and 80 filming permits a year. 

FLETC (GA) - NPS land management training program class 007 graduated 
from FLETC on December 6th.  Director Robert Stanton was the keynote 
speaker. Director Stanton stressed the importance of the law 
enforcement function in the mission of the NPS, pointing out that law 
enforcement is the "underpinning" of resource protection and that law 
enforcement must "join with resource management" in order to succeed 
with the resource management mission. This class continued the NPS 
tradition of outstanding individual and group performances.  Ranger 
Chris Harder (GRTE) was the top driver of the class with a perfect 300 
score. Rangers Eric Keefer (HUTR) and Dane Tantay also had perfect 300 
scores. Tantay was also the high scorer in the PEB with a 498.57 out 
of a possible 500 score. Rangers Rich Baerwald (YOSE), Dave Berry 
(FIIS), Eric Keefer and Les Seago (EVER) also scored above 95% in the 
PEB.  Ranger Brian Cooperider (LAME) was the high firearms expert with 
a 297 out of a possible 300 score.  Other expert shooters included 
Harder, Tantay, Berry and rangers Jim Gould (GLCA), Didier Carod 
(BISC), David Van Nest (GLCA), Lisa Kennedy (INDE), Melissa Cobern 
(MEVE), Phil Akers (GLCA) and Rick DeLappe (YELL). DeLappe was also 
the high academic scorer with an outstanding 98.86 average, and was 
joined by Kennedy, Berry, and ranger Chris O'Shea (BNHP) in being 
recognized for academic excellence.  Berry was the class honor 
graduate, having maintained a 95% average or better in all phases of 
training.  He is now eligible to win the honor graduate of the year 
award at FLETC. The next class, LMTP-102, begins its pre-basic program 
on January 22nd. [Don Usher, FLETC/WASO]

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