NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT


To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Thursday, January 18, 2001

INCIDENTS

00-779 - Gateway NRA (NJ/NY) - Drug Arrest; Burglary Investigation

Rangers Tony Macri and Pete Tortorell made a routine traffic stop in 
the Sandy Hook Unit on December 15th. The female driver behaved 
suspiciously, so they asked for and received consent to search the 
vehicle. The rangers found 10 white pills packaged for distribution, a 
small quantity of marijuana, and 17 prescription codeine pills. The 
driver told them that the packaged pills were also codeine, and that 
they'd been obtained from a classmate at school. Further investigation 
led to the discovery that the pills had been stolen along with another 
150 pills from a pharmacy in Monroe, New Jersey. The pills were being 
sold and distributed to high school students. The driver provided 
rangers with information on the main person involved in the burglary. 
The information was relayed to a Monroe detective, who was able to 
clear the burglary case and stop the sale of additional pills from 
this source. [Thomas Lobkowicz, GATE, 1/16]

01-013 - Independence NHP (PA) - Special Event

On Monday, January 15th, the annual ceremony honoring Dr. Martin 
Luther King, Jr. was held in the Liberty Bell Pavilion. Special guest 
Martin Luther King, III symbolically "tapped" the Liberty Bell at noon 
in honor of the slain civil rights leader. Several other dignitaries 
attended.  The event received extensive local media coverage. No 
incidents were reported. [Phil Sheridan, PAO, INDE, 1/17]

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.

Fire Management

The NPS Fire Management Program Center web site - known as FireNet - 
has been revised and upgraded. Visitors to the site now can easily 
access information about fire jobs from the front page. Interested 
applicants can access job info by state, then directly link to the 
park unit to learn more about the park. The URL (page address) has 
also changed  to make it easier for virtual visitors.  The new address 
is http://www.nps.gov/fire, which is in line with NPS park unit web 
address formats. It also makes it easier to access job information, as 
there is a direct address for fire jobs: http://www.nps.gov/fire/jobs. 
Please note that FireNet can still be reached via old addresses. 
FireNet is currently featured on the front page of the NPS ParkNet 
home page, found at: http://www.nps.gov.  Visitors to the page are 
invited to learn about parks, people and fire. ParkNet is one of the 
more popular government web sites, with over a half million hits 
daily. FireNet will be featured on the ParkNet home page 
intermittently over coming months. Fire will also be incorporated into 
the NatureNet home page. FireNet has been a group effort, 
necessitating about 1600 hours of work since last November. A number 
of employees have been involved, but special thanks go to Tina Boehle 
(WHMI), Karen LaMay (AKRO), David Elkowitz (ELMA). and the staff from 
the WASO Information Management Division. Comments/concerns about 
FireNet are welcome. Please note that modifications to FireNet may 
take time to complete until a position which includes technical web 
responsibilities is filled. [Roberta D'Amico, FMPC]

Park Fires

No fires reported.

CULTURAL/NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No submissions.

INTERPRETATION AND VISITOR SERVICES

No submissions.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Scaled Back WASO Operations Today - OPM has asked federal employees 
with official duty stations in Washington to take annual leave, comp 
time or leave without pay today due to potential major traffic 
congestion problems downtown stemming from the opening inaugural 
celebration at the Lincoln Memorial this afternoon. More than 200,000 
people are expected to attend that event, and area roads will be 
intermittently closed. You may therefore find it difficult to contact 
WASO staff today. [Dave Barna, Public Affairs, WASO]

MEMORANDA

No submissions.

INTERCHANGE

No submissions.

PARKS AND PEOPLE

Grand Teton NP (WY) - The park is seeking applicants for a four-year 
term archeologist position at the GS 9/11 level. Applicants should 
have conducted fieldwork in the northern High Plains and Rocky 
Mountain region, possess experience as a contracting officer's 
technical representative, and have knowledge of the Section 106 
compliance process. The ability to work with GIS and technical 
databases is also desirable, as is the ability to verbally communicate 
with other park division staff, universities, and archeological 
centers.  The person selected will work directly for the park's 
cultural resource program manager. For more information, contact Greg 
Kendrick at 303 969-2894 or via cc:Mail. [Greg Kendrick, GRTE]

Kenai Fjords NP (AK) - The park is seeking a person who can serve on a 
seven-week detail to the park's administrative office. Primary duties 
include assisting the acting chief of administration with budget 
formulation and tracking, travel voucher preparation and 
certification, and some general personnel work. Travel and per diem 
will be covered by the park. For more information, call Beth Lowthian, 
chief of administration, at 907-224-2122. If you're interested in the 
detail, send her a cc:Mail message describing your experience with 
FPPS, FFS, AFSII, CCR and Travel Manager. [Beth Lowthian, KEFJ]

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Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the 
cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.

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