NPS Morning Report - Tuesday, September 11, 2001 Supplemental Special Edition


                       NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Tuesday, September 11, 2001 — SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL EDITION

*** NOTICE ***

The President of the United States has ordered all flags to be lowered
to half-staff effective immediately.  All flags are to remain at
half-staff until further directed.

SUMMARY

The Secretary of Interior and the Director have each issued important
memoranda regarding our reaction to today's terrorist attacks in
Washington and New York. Both appear below.

First, an update on our friends and colleagues in the New York and
Washington areas. Bob Martin, regional chief ranger for Northeast
Region, has sent along this note: "We have been in contact with the
parks in New York and can assure you that all of our employees are safe.
However, Federal Hall, Fire Island and Ellis Island are all involved in
providing support for this incident.  The United States Park Police in
New York are also playing a major role.  We, in turn, are assuring that
they have the resources and personnel they need." Meanwhile, no reports
of any NPS injuries or property damage have come from the Washington
area. We will keep you posted on developments with updates whenever
circumstances merit.

MEMORANDA

Untitled memo from Secretary Gayle Norton to all DOI employees, dated
September 11th. The text follows:

"In an effort to protect public safety and the safety of Department of
the Interior (DOI) employees, while providing essential services in an
orderly manner, non-essential DOI employees in all DOI locations are
dismissed today. This dismissal remains in effect tomorrow, Wednesday,
September 12, 2001, unless you are informed otherwise through the DOI
website, the DOI emergency number, or through local and national news
outlets.

"DOI Assistant Secretaries and bureau directors may provide additional
guidance, consistent with efforts to protect public and employee safety
while providing essential services.

"Employees should monitor the DOI web site (www.doi.gov) emergency
status link ('DOI DC Operating Status'), and/or call the DOI emergency
phone number at (202) 208-6606, for further instructions.  Also, please
continue to monitor local and national news outlets for information."

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"Emergency Operations Instructions," memo from Director Mainella to
regional directors, dated September 11th. The text follows:

"In response to the tragic events of today the following actions have
been taken:

"All Regional Directors in the Service are authorized, at their
discretion, to reduce their staff to essential personnel only.  Minimum
operations shall include basic visitor contact services. Basic services
should include updates on the incidents and access to television and
radio news reports (if possible).  Campgrounds should remain open as
appropriate.  Regional Directors may re-delegate this authority to park
superintendents.

"The National Type I Incident Management Team has been activated and is
assisting the Director in managing this incident. Regional special event
teams, if they have not been, should be placed on standby

"Telephone lines appear to be up and running into and out of Washington,
DC. However, essential messages continue to be transmitted via e-mail as
a safety precaution.  The Continuity of Operations plan has been enacted
and personnel have been assigned in accordance with that plan.  The
Director and key staffers will be relocated to Harpers Ferry Center
beginning tomorrow (September 12, 2001) and will join up with the Type I
team.

"Superintendents are encouraged to alert their employees of the need for
heightened security awareness.

"Regional offices and parks should coordinate their actions with local
cooperating agencies.

"The Secretary of the Interior has announced that non-essential
personnel need not report to work in the District of Columbia, New York
City, or Philadelphia.

"Flags should be flown at half-staff immediately until further notice.

"All meetings and/or conferences scheduled to involve Washington Office
personnel for this week have been cancelled.

"Contact telephone numbers for Washington personnel should be through
Shenandoah Dispatch until further notice.

"NOTE:  The public telephone system may experience problems."

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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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