NPS Afternoon Report - Thursday, September 13, 2001





                        NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                          AFTERNOON REPORT


To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Thursday, September 13, 2001 - Afternoon Edition

INCIDENTS

01-509 - Servicewide - Follow-up: Terrorist Attacks

The national NPS Type 1 team (Skip Brooks, IC) is currently organizing 
in WASO and should be fully operational by tomorrow afternoon. Their 
delegation of authority and goals will appear in the Morning Report 
tomorrow. The NER Type 2 team (Rick Brown, IC) is operating in 
Philadelphia, and has prepared a summary of the status of the region's 
parks as of late this morning (below). All employees in the New York 
area have been accounted for and are okay. A CISD team is en route to 
the Statue of Liberty to provide support for NPS employees throughout 
the New York metropolitan area.

o       Federal Hall NM (NY) - Federal Hall is closed. It is located 
        on Wall Street, just a few blocks east of the World Trade 
        Center. The city is planning on reopening Wall Street on 
        Friday, but Federal Hall will remain closed. A preliminary 
        examination of the building is being made today to determine 
        whether a more exhaustive evaluation will be required. Of 
        primary concern is the effect that the collapse of nearby 
        buildings had upon an existing crack in the southwest corner 
        of the structure. The water tower did not break as had been 
        reported. Minor damage is also reported. A USPP sergeant and 
        four officers are providing security for the site. 

o       General Grant NM (NY) - General Grant's tomb is located on 
        Riverside Drive at 122nd Street, well uptown. Security there 
        is being provided by local police for the time being.

o       Castle Clinton NM (NY) - Castle Clinton is located in Battery 
        Park at the southern tip of Manhattan, less than a half mile 
        southwest of the World Trade Center. The fortress and environs 
        are closed and will remain closed until reopened by the city.  
        The building needs to be examined for damage to mechanical 
        systems.

o       Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace NHS (NY) - The Victorian 
        brownstone residence of Theodore Roosevelt during his youth is 
        located on Fifth Avenue at 20th Street, about a 
        mile-and-a-half north of the trade towers. It is closed and 
        will remain closed until the city lifts its request to limit 
        visitation to Manhattan.

o       St. Paul's Church NHS (NY) - The church, used as a military 
        facility during the Revolutionary War, is located in Mount 
        Vernon, New York, though administered by Manhattan Sites. It 
        remains closed.

o       Hamilton Grange NM (NY) - The home of Alexander Hamilton, it 
        is located uptown in Manhattan, a number of miles from the 
        trade towers. It remains closed.

o       Statue of Liberty NM/Ellis Island NM (NY) - Both are closed 
        and will remain closed indefinitely. The Statue of Liberty 
        received one bomb threat last night, which proved unfounded. 
        Ellis Island is still serving as an alternate triage center 
        and morgue for the city. Refrigeration units are in place on   
        the island.

o       Gateway NRA (NY/NJ) - The park is open, but with limited 
        services. NYPD is using Floyd Bennett Field as a staging area, 
        and the FBI has asked permission to use part of the area. 
        Miller Field is being used by the city as an equipment staging 
        area. Fort Wadsworth remains closed.

o       Fire Island NS (NY) - The park has returned to regular 
        operations, but continues to lend assistance to other parks in 
        the area. One 41-foot boot and nine staff members are on 
        assignment to New York area sites.

o       Independence NHP (PA) - Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell 
        have reopened. All other visitor areas remain closed.

o       Boston NHP (MA) - The park is in a modified open status. The 
        Boston Naval Yard is closed at the request of the Navy; Bunker 
        Hill, Dorchester Heights and the State Street VC are open.

[Rick Brown, IC, Type 2 Team, NER, 9/13]

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Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the 
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