NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT


To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Thursday, December 21, 2000

ALMANAC

On this date in 1857, companies E and F of the 1st Cavalry, commanded 
by Captain Samuel Sturgis, arrived at Fort Scott, Kansas, to quell the 
civil strife over slavery now referred to as  "Bleeding Kansas."  Fort 
Scott National Historic Site interprets this history.

INCIDENTS

00-761 - Cape Cod NS (MA) - Suicide

A park maintenance employee came upon a vehicle stuck in soft sand 
near Province Lands Road west of the Province Lands Visitor Center 
around noon on December 20th. The driver needed assistance in getting 
his car back on the road, so ranger Andy Fisher responded in a 
four-by-four vehicle with a tow strap. Fisher questioned the 
39-year-old male driver about how he'd become stuck and became 
suspicious about his activities. He asked for the man's license and 
vehicle registration, but the man refused to cooperate, then reached 
across to the passenger seat and retrieved a semi-automatic pistol 
from under some articles on the seat. Fisher quickly sought cover at 
the rear of the car, then moved to the woods adjacent to and behind 
the vehicle and radioed for backup. While awaiting for additional 
units to arrive, Fisher heard a single shot and saw the man in the car 
slump forward. A Provincetown officer arrived on scene and approached 
the vehicle with Fisher. They determined that the driver was dead. A 
joint investigation is being conducted by the NPS, state police, and 
Provincetown police. The man's name is being withheld pending 
notification of the family. [Kevin FitzGerald, CR, CACO, 12/21]

00-762 - Golden Gate NRA (CA) - Attempted Suicide; Life Saved

On December 9th, ranger Sam Eddy was patrolling the park's South Unit 
when a person on a nearby city street flagged him down and pointed to 
a park van near the park's boundary with its engine running and a 
vacuum cleaner hose leading from the exhaust pipe to its interior. 
Eddy found that all the van's doors were locked. He requested 
assistance from the city fire department and directed his ride-along 
partner - ranger Jacob Shanks from Grand Canyon NP - to disconnect the 
hose. Eddy then utilized a "slim jim" to release the lock and enter 
the vehicle. The rangers found an unconscious adult male in the 
enclosed portion of the van. The man was breathing shallowly. Ranger 
Bob Airey-VanDiem, who also responded, provided high flow oxygen. The 
man regained consciousness just as firefighter/paramedics arrived on 
scene. He was treated and taken to a local hospital for medical and 
psychiatric treatment and evaluation. His survival was directly 
attributable to the rangers' prompt action. [Richard Danielson, 
Operations Supervisor, GOGA, 12/18]

00-763 - Blue Ridge Parkway (NC/VA) - Galax Poaching

Rangers have made several galax poaching cases over the past three 
months. On October 30th, C.S. was apprehended while taking 
galax from park lands and was found to have 6,681 stems in his 
possession. On November 28th, A.G. and his son, A.G.-G., 
were caught with 4,000 galax stems in their 
possession. And F.E.-S. was arrested while attempting to 
leave the park with 7,000 stems on December 13th. Galax is an 
evergreen ground cover which is used in the floral industry. The 
mountains of western North Carolina are the center for this 
international industry. Plants illegally harvested from NPS and USFS 
lands are sold on both the legal and black markets. [John Garrison, 
Protection Specialist, BLRI, 12/18]

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

None reported.

CULTURAL/NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No submissions.

INTERPRETATION AND VISITOR SERVICES

No submissions.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Submissions pending.

MEMORANDA

No submissions.

INTERCHANGE

No submissions.

PARKS AND PEOPLE

Lyndon B. Johnson NHP (TX) - Park protection specialist Evelyn Klein 
will be retiring on January 27th. Evelyn began her service in the NPS 
in the 1960s as a volunteer at President Johnson's Reconstructed 
Birthplace, before the area was designated as a national historic 
site. She joined the federal work force as a park aid in 1970 and has 
provided service in all ranger functions, including interpretation, 
law enforcement, risk management, and resource management. A 
retirement party with a Mexican theme will be held at 7 p.m. on 
February 2nd at the LBJ Ranch Hangar. RSVP's can be made by contacting 
Janice Howard at 830-868-7128 x 260. A scrapbook of mementos will be 
compiled for her. If you'd like to contribute, please forward them to 
Janice. [Brian Carey, CR, LYJO]

Pacific West Region (CA) - The region is currently recruiting for 
seasonal law enforcement positions for the following parks:

Crater Lake NP        Great Basin NP          John Day Fossil Beds NM
Kaloko-Honokohau NHP  Lake Mead NRA           Lake Roosevelt NRA
Lava Beds NM          Mount Rainier NP        North Cascades NP
Olympic NP            Point Reyes NS          Pu'uhonua O Honaunau NHP
Redwood NP            Yosemite NP             San Juan Island NHP
Whiskeytown NRA       Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP

Applications will be accepted from any qualified U.S. citizen for 
these GS-025-5 and GS-025-7 positions. Numerous positions are open. 
These are temporary positions that will generally last at least three 
months but no longer than six months (or 1,039 working hours). Work 
schedules may include weekends, evenings, and holidays. See vacancy 
announcement CCSO-00-63 on USAJobs for specific details on how to 
apply. The closing date is January 12th. [David Fuller, CRLA]

John Day Fossil Beds NM (OR) - The park is currently advertising for a 
GS-0401/0170 9/11 integrated resource park manager.  The person 
selected will serve as the park's chief of non-paleo resources 
management. He/she will be the principal advisor to the superintendent 
in the management of biological and cultural resources and responsible 
for all program development and implementation.  Duties include (but 
are not limited to) overseeing the IPM program, coordinating a 
prescribed fire program, and overseeing a 200-acre national historic 
district.   The vacancy announcements can be found on USAJobs under 
numbers CCSO-00-68 and CCSO-00-68A.  Inquiries about the position can 
be directed to Jim Hammett, superintendent, at 541-987-2333 x 12 or 
james_hammett@nps.gov. [Pattie Paul, JODA]

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