NPS Morning Report - Monday, June 18, 2001



                        NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT


To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Monday, June 18, 2001

INCIDENTS

01-280 - Glacier NP (MT) - Falling Fatality

A worker for a construction company paving part of Going-To-The-Sun 
Road contacted the park on the afternoon of June 14th and reported 
that a visitor had just notified him of a falling accident at Crystal 
Point. D.H., 85, of Salt Lake City, had fallen several hundred 
feet from the point. An EMT-certified employee working at the site had 
reached D.H. and found that he'd died from severe trauma suffered in 
the fall. Investigating rangers determined that D.H. and several 
members of his family had stopped at the turnout, and that D.H. 
stepped out of the vehicle and fell only moments later. The fall was 
not witnessed. [Public Affairs, GLAC, 6/15]

01-281 - Point Reyes NS (CA) - Car Clouting Arrest

A new seasonal ranger on one of his first training patrols noticed a 
suspicious person and vehicle at a trailhead parking lot on June 5th. 
He and his field training officer investigated and  discovered that a 
car had been broken into through a smashed window. A deputy was called 
to assist in pursuing and apprehending the suspect, who fled the scene 
in his truck. Subsequent investigation by rangers revealed that the 
suspect had evidently thrown purses and numerous belongings he had 
stolen from other vehicles out his window along the road while 
fleeing. He has been connected with several other car clouting 
incidents in the area over the last few weeks. Charges have been filed 
through the county.  [Karyl Yeston, DR, PORE, 6/15]

01-282 - Saguaro NP  (AZ) - MVA with Fatality

On the afternoon of June 14th, M.L., 46, of Golden Valley, 
was heading southbound on Sandario Road on his motorcycle when he 
failed to negotiate a curve in the road, crossed the center line, and 
slammed into a tractor-trailer. M.L. was pronounced dead at the 
scene. His passenger, J.J., 40, of Bullhead City, was 
transported to University Medical Center by an AirLife helicopter, 
where she remains in critical condition. Alcohol and speed are 
suspected to be contributing factors. Toxicology results are pending; 
the investigation continues.  [Robert E. Stinson, DR,  SAGU,  6/16]

                   [Additional reports pending....]

FIRE MANAGEMENT

National Fire Situation - Preparedness Level II

Seven new large fires were reported on Sunday - three in California, 
three in Florida and one in New Mexico. Initial attack was moderate in 
California and the Southwest and light elsewhere. Very high to extreme 
indices were reported in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New 
Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

NICC has issued a FIRE WEATHER WATCH for an unstable air mass over the 
Florida panhandle.

National Resource Status (Four Day Trend)

                        Fri     Sat     Sun     Mon
Date                    6/15    6/16    6/17    6/18
        
Crews                   46      77      99      114
Engines                 84      130     125     246
Helicopters             14      21      30      49
Air Tankers             2       5       3       1
Overhead                339     367     420     425

Park Fire Situation

No new fires reported.

Park Fire Danger

Extreme         Grand Canyon NP 
Very High       Crater Lake NP, Hawaii Volcanoes NP, Everglades NP, 
                Zion NP
High            Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP

[NPS Situation Summary Report, 6/16; NICC Incident Management 
Situation Report, 6/15-17 - the full report can be found at 
http://www.nifc.gov/news/sitreprt.pdf]

PARKS AND PEOPLE

Dinosaur NM (CO) - The park has three detail opportunities as single 
resource engine boss. Details will be from July to September for two 
week periods. This is a good opportunity for candidates with ICT4 task 
books who are currently qualified as ENGB or for those who need 
assignments to maintain currency. The park will pay salary for anyone 
not funded by FIREPRO along with all travel and per diem. Detailers 
will work 14 days straight, with a guaranteed eight hours a day and 
overtime possible through extended hours and fire assignments. The 
park works cooperatively with BLM's Craig and Vernal Districts 
providing suppression activities on   lands adjacent to the monument. 
Please contact AFMO Bruce Fields at 970-374-3011. [Bruce Fields, DINO]

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MEETING AND EVENTS CALENDAR

This calendar appears every other Monday as an addendum to the Morning 
Report. Please note:

o  Entries are listed no sooner than FOUR months before an event, 
   except in cases in which registration dates close much earlier. 
o  Brevity in submissions is required and appreciated.
o  Please send along web sites for additional information where 
   possible.
o  Asterisks (*) indicate new entries. 

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June 23 - 27: NATIONAL SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, 
Rockcastle, KY. For more information, call 256-852-1200 or check their 
web site: http://www.caves.org/~nss. [Sheila Lee, NCRC/WASO]

July 13 - 20: APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONFERENCE, Shippensburg, PA. Call 
304-535-6331. [Sheila Lee, NCRC/WASO]

* July 23 - 27: NATIONAL SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, 
Rockcastle, KY. Call 256-852-1200, or check http://www.caves.org/~nss. 
[Sheila Lee, NCRC/WASO]

* July 30: 2002 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, San Diego, CA. The 
conference will be in April, 2002, but the due date for abstracts for 
presentations and posters is July 30th. This DOI conference will 
provide a forum for managers and staff to meet and exchange 
information on facility management issues/topics and training related 
to facilities and infrastructure operation, maintenance, management, 
condition assessment, database management, repair, renovation and 
rehabilitation. Submissions for papers must include the title of the 
paper or poster, each author's name (including who will present the 
paper if selected), author's agency address, phone, fax and email, a 
short biography, and an abstract of fewer than 350 words. Send to Erin 
Quinn, conference coordinator, at equinn@do.usbr.gov; for more 
information, contact her at 303-445-2709. For more on the conference, 
go to www.doi.gov/conference/facilities. [Dale Wilking, FMD/WASO]

July 31 - August 2: NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL BI-MONTHLY MEETING, 
Washington, DC. [NLC Journal]

* August 3 - 5: 33rd ANNUAL LEWIS AND CLARK TRAIL HERITAGE FOUNDATION 
CONVENTION. Pierre, SD. Contact the foundation at 406-454-1234. 
[Sheila Lee, NCRC/WASO]

* August 5 - 9: ANNUAL MEETING: ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 
Madison, WI. Fore more information, go to 
http://www.esa.sdsc.edu/annual.htm. [Sheila Lee, NCRC/WASO]

* August 17 - 22: SEVENTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL SCENIC AND 
HISTORIC TRAILS, Casper, WY. Contact: Partnership for the National 
Trails System, 608-249-7870. [Sheila Lee, NCRC/WASO]

* August 30 - September 1: "TECHNOLOGY FRIENDLY: MUSEUM USE OF 
MULTIPLE MEDIA FOR INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND COMMUNICATION," 
ANNUAL CONFERENCE, ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS. 
Registration deadline: August 10th. For further information, contact 
William Billingsley, 2001 conference committee, 937-376-4944 ext. 123 
or wbillingsley@ohiohistory.org. [Bill Gwaltney]

August (dates TBA): The Washington Office begins moving from the 
Department of Interior building at 18th and C Streets to its new 
office on 1800 G Street. The current timetable for the move is for it 
to begin in late August. [May Monthly Managers Report, WASO]

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The Morning Report solicits entries from the field and central offices 
for its daily and weekly sections (below). The general rule is that 
submissions, whatever the category, should pertain to operations, be 
useful to the field, and have broad significance across the agency. 
Additional details on submission criteria are available from the 
editor at any time (Bill Halainen at NP-DEWA, or 
Bill_Halainen@nps.gov). Ask for either incident reporting criteria 
(issued by WASO, June 18, 2000) or general criteria. 

Daily and weekly sections are available for news or significant 
developments pertaining to:

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Natural resource management     Cultural resource management
Operations (WASO only)          Memoranda (WASO only)
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