NPS Morning Report - Monday, September 10, 2001



                        NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT


To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Monday, September 10, 2001

INCIDENTS

01-504 - Gulf Islands NS (MS/FL) - Two Lightning Fatalities

Rangers responded to a report of several visitors having been struck 
by lightning on the gulf side of Fort Pickens just after noon on 
Saturday, September 8th. When they arrived, other visitors had begun 
CPR on two women. One had traumatic injury to the top of her head, the 
other had no visible signs of injury. Local EMS and fire personnel and 
a Lifeflight helicopter were summoned and CPR was continued. Heavy 
rain and lightning were ongoing at the time, which forced Lifeflight 
to call off their response due to poor flying conditions. Arriving EMS 
units took over resuscitations, but were unable to revive either 
woman. An emergency room physician, who had also responded, pronounced 
both dead at the scene. The deceased were K.M., 43, of 
Pensacola, and Linda Tindell, 50, of Gulf Breeze. According to 
L.T.'s husband, the T.s, K.M. and another friend had just 
arrived for a walk on the beach. They had not gone far when they 
realized that a thunderstorm was approaching. The two victims were 
walking 15 to 20 paces ahead of L.T.'s husband and the other friend 
when the lightning struck. [John Bandurski, DR, Florida District, 
GUIS, 9/9]

01-505 President's Park (DC) - Demonstration, Arrests

On September 8th, 19 members of the Christian Defense Coalition were 
arrested without incident on the White House sidewalk. They were part 
of a larger group taking part in a stationary demonstration within a 
restricted portion of the sidewalk. After being given three verbal 
warnings to leave the area, the 19 refused to depart and were 
arrested. Each will be charged with a violation of a regulation in 36 
CFR which prohibits stationary demonstrations within the restricted 
zone of the sidewalk. [Sgt. R. MacLean, USPP, NCR, 9/10]

01-506 Fort Sumter NM (SC) - Theft

On the afternoon of August 25th, a visitor reported that the donation 
box in the Fort Sumter museum had been vandalized. Ranger Chris Mekow 
found that the Plexiglas box had been smashed and that most of the 
money had been taken. He determined that the box had been intact at 
the beginning of that particular tour, so accompanied the tour boat 
when it departed from the island. He met local police at the tour boat 
dock, who conducted a brief investigation. Since no witnesses came 
forward, no arrests were made. The amount of money taken has not been 
determined. [Bill Martin, PIO, FOSU, 8/31]

                   [Additional reports pending....]

FIRE MANAGEMENT

National Fire Situation - Preparedness Level 3

No new large fires were reported yesterday, and initial attack was 
light everywhere. Very high to extreme indices persist in Oregon, 
California, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado and Montana.

NICC has not issued any watches or warnings for today.

For the full NICC report, see http://www.nifc.gov/news/sitreprt.pdf.

National Resource Status (Five Day Trend)

                        Thu     Fri     Sat     Sun     Mon
Date                    9/6     9/7     9/8     9/9     9/10
        
Crews                   453     277     309     317     238
Engines                 466     387     363     327     213
Helicopters             142     116     86      84      86
Air Tankers             1       1       0       0       0
Overhead                2,676   2,287   2,029   2,279   1,762

Park Fire Situation

Glacier NP (MT) - The Moose fire (66,800 acres, approximately 17,000 
within the park; 30% contained, no estimate for full containment; Type 
1 team w/559 FF/OH committed - including 15 crews, eight engines, six 
helicopters) is burning both near and within the park. Fire line 
rehabilitation is continuing.

Extreme         Hawaii Volcanoes NP
Very High       Sequoia and Kings Canyon NP
High            Joshua Tree NP, Grand Teton NP, Dinosaur NM

[NPS Situation Summary Report, 9/9; NICC Incident Management Situation 
Report, 9/10]

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 ore revised entries. 

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September 19 - 21: RIVER MANAGEMENT SOCIETY CONFERENCE, Wasilla, AK. 
For more information, go to http://www.river-management.org. [Sheila 
Lee, NCRC/WASO]

September 25-29: EIGHTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WILDLIFE SOCIETY, Reno, NV. 
Call 301-897-9770 or go to http://www.tws.org. [Sheila Lee, NCRC/WASO]

September 29: NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY. An annual event in which 
volunteers undertake projects to improve the nation's public lands. 
Contact: National Environmental Education and Training, 202-833-2933. 
[Sheila Lee, NCRC/WASO]

October 3 - 6: NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION ANNUAL 
CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION, Denver, CO. For more information, check 
http://www.activeparks.org. [Sheila Lee, NCRC/WASO]

October 8 - 10: "YELLOWSTONE LAKE: HOTBED OF CHAOS OR RESERVOIR OF 
RESILIENCE," SIXTH BIENNIAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON THE GREATER 
YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM, Mammoth Hotel, Yellowstone NP, WY. The 
conference will focus on a central feature of the greater Yellowstone 
ecosystem's landscape, Yellowstone Lake, where submerged hot springs 
and spires emerge atop the Yellowstone caldera and rare plants and 
evidence of prehistoric peoples erode at the mercy of wind, waves, and 
modern footsteps. The conference is interdisciplinary in nature and 
includes presentations on geology, wildlife, human history, 
archeology, and recreational use around the lake. The conference is 
open to all interested individuals. To register contact AmFac 
Reservations Department - Attn: Tami, P.O. Box 165, Yellowstone 
National Park, WY 82190, or call 307-344-5518 or email to 
tami@travelyellowstone.com. Information, including a preliminary 
agenda, is also available at the conference's website at 
www.nps.gov/yell/technical/conference.htm. [Roger Anderson, YELL]

October 10 - 12: NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (NLC) MEETING.

October 15: NINTH ANNUAL LINCOLN SYMPOSIUM, Ford' Theatre NHS, 
Washington, DC. The topic of this year's symposium will be the 
conspirators. The program will feature an in-depth look at those 
people who aided and abetted the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The 
symposium is free and open to the public. No advanced reservation is 
required. Seating is available on a first-come-first-serve basis. For 
more information, call the park at 202-426-6924. [Donna Birchard, NCR]

October 29 - November 2: ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL PARK RANGERS 
RENDEZVOUS XXV, Snow King Resort, Jackson Hole, WY. Twenty-fifth 
anniversary Rendezvous, held at the site of the first Rendezvous back 
in 1977. The single/double rate is $85 plus tax. Condos (studio to  
four bedrooms) are available if you want to share accommodations.  
Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-522-KING (mention the group 
name: National Park Rangers). The block will expire three weeks prior 
to the  start of the RR, so reservations should be made early. Check 
the website at www.snowking.com. For details on the program, check 
ANPR's web site at http://www.anpr.org/agenda.htm. 

November 4 - 5: NATIONAL INTERPRETERS WORKSHOP, Des Moines, IA. For 
more information, contact Brook McDonald at brookmcd@ais.net. [Sheila 
Lee, NCRC/WASO]

* November 5 - 6: SECOND ANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ERGONOMICS 
CONFERENCE, Westfield Marriott, Chantilly, VA. All interested parties 
in the federal, state, local and private sector are invited. 
Conference information can be found at: 
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ergowg/conference/. [Tom Cherry, 
FLETC]

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