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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office Day/Date: Monday, January 28, 2002 INCIDENTS 01-043 - Intermountain Region - Follow-up: Special Event - 2002 Winter Olympics The Intermountain Region/Midwest Region incident management team has established an incident command post in the BLM state office building in downtown Salt Lake City in support of the NPS involvement in the upcoming winter Olympics. The IMT has had a presence in Salt Lake since January 9th, and the full team will be in place effective today. The phone number for the information desk at the ICP is 801-539-4273 and will be staffed daily throughout the games, which end on February 24th. The IMT should be released on or about February 28th. Around 140 National Park Service personnel will be involved in supporting the games, including members of the IMT, personnel already stationed in Salt Lake, staff from Timpanogos Cave NM and Golden Spike NHS, law enforcement personnel assigned to the games, and staff who will work at the media centers, the host city's visitor center, the Pony Express exhibit at Soldier Hollow (venue for Nordic events), the Discover Navajo 2002 exhibit, and information stations at Snowbasin ski area and Soldier Hollow. The incident has become an interagency effort, with BLM, the Forest Service and Utah State Parks joining the NPS to form the "America's Public Lands" coalition and cooperating at all levels, including filling positions on the IMT. The IMT and NPS staff in Salt Lake are also supporting requests for assistance from the offices of the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the National Park Service. The opening of the games, which occurs on the night of Friday, February 8th, will be proceeded by the Olympic torch relay, which passed through Yellowstone NP on January 27th and will enter Utah at Delicate Arch in Arches NP on the morning of February 4th and continue on through Bryce Canyon NP and Zion NP the same day. [Larry Frederick, Deputy Ops Chief, IMT, 1/25] 02-019 - Martin Luther King, Jr. NHS (GA) - Special Events - King Week 2002 The park and the King Center conducted a series of events celebrating the 16th national holiday and Dr. King's 73rd birthday between January 18th and 21st. A total of sixteen events were held over the four-day period. Participants included First Lady Laura Bush, local, state and national politicians, leaders of national organizations, and entertainment celebrities. The National March, sponsored by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, was the largest of the events, drawing about 75,000 visitors to the park. Rangers from Martin Luther King, Kennesaw Mountain and Chattanooga provided security on park land during the events. With the exception of one arrest for disorderly conduct and a bomb threat called in to Atlanta police, the events were conducted without incident. [Clark Moore, CR, MALU, 1/23] HOMELAND SECURITY The Department of Interior has advised its bureaus that the first group of volunteers for the federal sky marshal program will soon be released following completion of six months of active duty and that they are now looking for rangers with Type I commissions for the next rotation, which will be for only 60 days. As with the previous program, base salary will be covered by the home unit, with all overtime, travel and per diem costs picked up by FAA. DOI would like to see the bureaus come up with the same number of employees as on the first round. That means that the NPS will have to find three replacement rangers. DOI and FAA would appreciate it if the Service can identify more than three, though. The training for the sky marshal program will begin on February 11th in New Jersey. The names of interested rangers should be sent to regional chief rangers for forwarding to the Ranger Activities Division in WASO. Names should be sent to the regional chief rangers no later than February 4th. [Dennis Burnett, RAD/WASO] NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING CALENDAR This calendar appears every other Monday as an addendum to the Morning Report. Please note: • Entries are listed no sooner than FOUR months before a training course begins, except in cases in which registration dates close much earlier.• Brevity in submissions is required and appreciated.• Please send along web sites for additional information where possible.• Asterisks (*) indicate new entries; pound signs (#) indicate revised entries.************************************************************************************************************* Through 2002: NPS Fundamentals. All web-based NPS fundamentals curriculum materials continue to be available via the NPS intranet. Please contact Ann Johnson at Albright Training Center for more details at 928-638-7981 or ann_e_johnson@nps.gov. [Kevin Turner, HOAL]Throughout 2002: LEAVE NO TRACE MASTER COURSE, locations as noted below. Latest skills and ethics of the craft of camping without a trace. These five-day or six-day courses focus on minimum-impact camping and traveling skills using a three-part curriculum - ethics, techniques, and teaching methods. Dates and locations are as follows; letters in parentheses indicate that they are being taught by either the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) or the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). All are hiking training courses unless otherwise noted: • March 4 - 8: Ocala NF, FL (NOLS)• March 25 - 29: Cabeza Prieta WR, AZ (NOLS)• April 8 - 12: Delaware Water Gap NRA, NJ (AMC)• April 29 - May 3: Shenandoah NP, VA (NOLS)• April 29 - May 3: Nantahala NF, NC (NOLS)• May 6 - 10: Pinkham Notch, NH (AMC)• May 6 - 10: Isle Royale NP, MI (NOLS)• May 6 - 10: Ninemile Ranger District, MT (NOLS, horse packing)• May 13 - 17: Escalante-Grand Staircase, NM (NOLS)• June 3 - 7: NOLS Three Peaks Ranch, WY (NOLS, horse packing)• June 3 - 7: Pinkham Notch, NH (AMC)• June 10 - 14: Shenandoah NP, VA (NOLS)• June 17 - 21: Yellowstone NP, WY (NOLS)• July 15 - 19: Yosemite NP, CA (NOLS)• August 26 - 30: Rangely Lakes, ME (AMC, canoeing)• September 9 - 13: Rocky Mountain NP, CO (NOLS)• September 16 - 20: Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR (NOLS)• September 16 - 20: Amicalola Falls SP, GA (NOLS)• September 16 - 20: Mt. Rogers NRA, VA (NOLS)• September 23 - 27: Olympic NP, WA (NOLS)• September 23 - 27: Delaware Water Gap NRA, NJ (AMC)• September 23 - 27: Sycamore Canyon Wilderness, AZ (NOLS)• September 23 - 27: Targhee NF, ID (NOLS)• October 7 - 11: Hulbert Outdoor Center, VT (AMC)• October 14 - 19: Mt. Rogers NRA, VA (NOLS, horse packing)• October 21 - 25: Ouachita NF, AR (NOLS)Contact: Michael Cheek at NOLS at outreach@nols.edu, or 307-335-2213; Dara Houdek at AMC at dhoudek@amcinfo.org, or 603-466-2721 ext. 209. For information on scholarships for tuition, contact Kelly Hartsell at kelly_hartsell@nps.gov, or 540-999-3482. [Kelly Hartsell, SHEN]February 4 - 6: EMT-B REFRESHER, Gatlinburg, TN. This 24-hour course will meet the National Registry standard. Hosted by GRSM and taught by Roane State Community College. Tuition: $50. Contact: Bob Wightman at 865-4336-1261. [Bob Wightman, GRSM] * February 5, 6, 12 and 13: EMT REFRESHER, Rocky Mountain NP, CO. Standard refresher training. Contact: Mark Magnuson or Fran Dissinger, 970-586-1399. [Randy Coffman, RAD/WASO] February 7: NATIONAL REGISTRY EMT-B PRACTICAL AND WRITTEN EXAMS, Gatlinburg or Knoxville, TN. Hosted by GRSM and tested by Roane State Community College and Tennessee State EMS. Completion of this plus the 24-hour refresher will qualify a person for National Registry status, a National Park Service objective. Fee: $55. Contact: Bob Wightman at 865-436-1261. [Bob Wightman, GRSM] * February 11 - 15: EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN REFRESHER, National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV. Hands-on refresher training. Contact: Larry Johnson, 573-323-4236. [Larry Johnson, OZAR] February 13 - 15: WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER REFRESHER, Townsend, TN. The course is hosted by Great Smoky Mountains Institute and taught by Roane State Community College. Tuition for NPS personnel is $220 ($275 for others). Tuition includes lodging and meals. Course qualifies as National Registry refresher. Contact: Amber Parker at GSM Institute, 865-448-6709. [Bob Wightman, GRSM] * February 19 - 22: RESPONDING TO DAM SAFETY EMERGENCIES, National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD. FEMA sponsored training in dam safety emergencies, applicable to staff in parks with "any type of stream flow control structures, including dams, lagoons, levees, dikes, flood walls, berms, barriers, high canal walls, high embankments with undersized culverts, etc." Contact: Roxanne Andrew, 301-447-1035, or Carol Dingell, 301-447-1525. [Charles Karpowicz, FMD/WASO] February 20 - 22: EMT-B REFRESHER, Cherokee, NC. This 24-hour course will meet the National Registry standard for a refresher. Hosted by GRSM and taught by Southwestern Community College. No cost. Contact: Bob Wightman at 865-436-1261. [Bob Wightman, GRSM] February 27: GATEWAY COMMUNITIES: KEYS TO SUCCESS, an interactive television workshop, broadcast from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. EST. The workshop will cover key concepts and issues affecting gateway communities and public lands. It will be presented by the Edward T. McMahon Conservation Fund and will feature a case study of Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam NB. To register as a downlink site coordinator or as a participant, please contact Anne Desmarais at 703-525-6300 (phone), 703-525-4610 (fax), or adesmarais@conservationfund.org. Or you can register online at http://www.conservationfund.org. [Joyce Howe, STMA]March 4 - 8: NATIONAL WILDFIRE INVESTIGATION TRAINING, FLETC, Glynco, GA. Closes on January 31st. Training for rangers with significant responsibility for wildland fire investigation. Contact: Regional employee development officers or the Learning Place BB for applications; FLETC for further information (912-267-2246, WASO FLETC-NPS). (Wiley Golden, FLETC) March 11 - 21: PHYSICAL SECURITY TRAINING (PSTP-203), FLETC, Glynco, GA. Closes on February 6th. Training for rangers responsible for the development, implementation, and/or monitoring of physical security programs. Parks with fee demo programs could benefit from this training. Contact: Regional employee development officers or the Learning Place BB for applications; FLETC for further information (912-267-2246, WASO FLETC-NPS). (Wiley Golden, FLETC) March 18 - 22: INTRODUCTION TO PARK PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, Shepherdstown, WV. Closes on February 8th. The course is designed to provide employees from all disciplines with tools and processes for analyzing and accomplishing work and techniques for planning and organizing work, managing and accounting for funds, and evaluating results. Contact: Mimi Woodward at 804-224-1732 or http://www.nps.gov/training. [Joyce Howe, STMA]March 25 - 29: INTRODUCTION TO PARK PROGRAM MANAGERMENT, Portland, OR. Closes on February 13th. The course is designed to provide employees from all disciplines with tools and processes for analyzing and accomplishing work and techniques for planning and organizing work, managing and accounting for funds, and evaluating results. Contact: Donna Mettler at 360-569-2211 ext 2376 or Debbie Simmons at 831-389-4485 ext 240 or http://www.nps.gov/training. [Joyce Howe, STMA]March 26 - 29: OSHA 510, BASIC COURSE IN CONSTRUCTION SAFETY, Vancouver, WA. Closes on February 5th. The course will introduce participants to OSHA policies, procedures and standards in construction safety and health. Contact: Regional employee development officers or the Learning Place BB for applications; FLETC for further information (912-267-2246, WASO FLETC-NPS). (Wiley Golden, FLETC) * March 26 - April 5: NPS CERTIFIED STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTER, Glen Canyon NRA, UT. This 80-hour course combines the previous NPS Level I and Level II structural fire suppression courses. Instruction includes lectures and audio-visual aids, but maintains an emphasis on individual and engine company manipulative skills essential for personal safety and effective and safe fire ground operations. Students will participate in live fire and smoke house exercises as members of engine companies and will practice offensive, defensive and transitional initial attack procedures for ignitable liquid and flammable gas, interior structures and vehicle fires. Students will also be trained in auto extrication of the critically injured. Contact: Lisa Ford at 928-608-6250. [Hal Spencer, NIFC] April 2 - 4: CONTRACTING OFFICERS REPRESENTATIVE: CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN PROJECTS, Shenandoah NP, VA. Closes on March 4th. Mandatory training for COR's. The eight-hour refresher will be incorporated into the first day of training. Contact: Dale Wilkerson at 662-680-4009 or http://www.nps.gov/training. [Joyce Howe, STMA)April 8 - 12: INTRODUCTION TO PARK PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, Mount Rushmore NM, SD. Closes on February 1st. The course is designed to provide employees from all disciplines with tools and processes for analyzing and accomplishing work and techniques for planning and organizing work, managing and accounting for funds, and evaluating results. Contact: Chuck Shoemake at 501-783-3961 or http://www.nps.gov/training. [Joyce Howe, STMA]* April 9 - 19: NPS CERTIFIED STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTER, Sandy Hook Unit, Gateway NRA, NJ. This 80-hour course combines the previous NPS Level I and Level II structural fire suppression courses. Instruction includes lectures and audio-visual aids, but maintains an emphasis on individual and engine company manipulative skills essential for personal safety and effective and safe fire ground operations. Students will participate in live fire and smoke house exercises as members of engine companies and will practice offensive, defensive and transitional initial attack procedures for ignitable liquid and flammable gas, interior structures and vehicle fires. Students will also be trained in auto extrication of the critically injured. Contact: Dennis Soyka at 732-872-5931. [Hal Spencer, NIFC] April 16 - 18: CONTRACTING OFFICERS REPRESENTATIVE: CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN PROJECTS, Albuquerque, NM. Closes on March 4th. Mandatory training for COR's. The eight-hour refresher will be incorporated into the first day of training. Contact: Harry Gause at 702-293-8909 or http://www.nps.gov/training. [Joyce Howe, STMA)April 22 - 26: SERVICEWIDE BASIC TECHNICAL RESCUE TRAINING, Canyonlands NP, UT. Closes on March 1st. The course is designed for personnel who routinely evacuate injured or stranded persons from heights and difficult terrain. The course will provide participants with the skills to perform difficult technical rescues. Students will be required to bring the necessary technical gear. This is a very physically demanding course, conducted outdoors with frequent exposure to great heights. All participants must be in good physical condition. Contact: Ken Phillips at Grand Canyon NP, 928-638-7838. [Ken Phillips, GRCA] April 22 - 26: FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATION, Phoenix, AZ. Closes on February 4th. The course provides administrative clerks/technicians at the GS-5 and GS-7 levels with developmental and full performance level competencies in administrative functions. Tuition is $275. Contact: peggy_woodward@nps.gov or http://www.nps.gov/training. [Joyce Howe, STMA]April 22 - 26: MANAGING VISITOR USE IN WILDERNESS, Portland, OR. Closes on February 11th. The course, offered by the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center, is designed to provide wilderness program managers and others with indicators and monitoring techniques to determine physical and social carrying capacities and information to implement techniques for managing visitor use. Contact: Shirley Chase at 406-243-4682 or http://www.nps.gov/training. [Joyce Howe, STMA]April 22 - 26: INTRODUCTION TO PARK PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, Albright Training Center, Grand Canyon NP, AZ. Closes on March 4th. The course is designed to provide employees from all disciplines with tools and processes for analyzing and accomplishing work and techniques for planning and organizing work, managing and accounting for funds, and evaluating results. Contact: Mimi Woodward at 804-224-1732 or http://www.nps.gov/training. [Joyce Howe, STMA]April 23 - 25: INTRODUCTION TO THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966, Independence, MO. Closes on February 6th. This three-day introductory course is designed for park staff and managers who need training in the fundamentals of compliance with Section 106 of the act. Contact: http://www.nps.gov/training, or Laura Feller at 202-343-9528. [Joyce Howe, STMA]April 29 - May 2: INLAND SAR COORDINATION, Honolulu, HI. Closes on February 11th. Comprehensive, graduate-level look at inland SAR theory and its application to planning land and air searches for missing persons and aircraft. Taught by USAF National SAR School. Contact: www.nps.gov/training or m_robinson@nps.gov. [Joyce Howe, STMA]May 6 - August 4: BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR NATIONAL PARK RANGERS (NPRI-204), Glynco, GA. Closes on March 19th. Basic training for commissioned rangers. Contact: Regional employee development officers or the Learning Place BB for applications; FLETC for further information (912-267-2246, WASO FLETC-NPS). (Wiley Golden, FLETC) May 7 - 9: INTRODUCTION TO THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966, Atlanta, GA. This three-day introductory course is designed for park staff and managers who need training in the fundamentals of compliance with Section 106 of the act. Deadline: February 19th. Contact: http://www.nps.gov/training, or Laura Feller at 202-343-9528. [Joyce Howe, STMA]* * * * * Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA. --- ### --- |