Acadia National Park (ME)
Follow-up on Search for Missing Person
A whale-watching group on Jordan Island came upon the body of a man
on Sunday, May 25th. The remains were subsequently identified as those
of 30-year-old C.C., who had been missing since the
morning of April 28th. C.C. was described as despondent and last seen
outside his home adjacent to the park. Rangers, Bar Harbor PD officers
and state game wardens searched unsuccessfully for C.C. for a week.
Jordan Island is approximately six miles east of his home, across
Frenchman's Bay. The cause of death is unknown and under investigation
by Maine State Police.
[Submitted by Kevin Cochary]
Acadia National Park (ME)
Rescue from Otter Cliffs
On the afternoon of June 3rd, climber D.S., 19, of Wolfburg,
New Hampshire, sustained a crushed ankle/leg injury and laceration to
the top of his head after falling between 20 and 30 feet to an ocean
side ledge at Otter Cliffs. D.S. was being top-roped on a popular route
called "A Dare By the Sea" when he fell. This pulled the belayer from
his stance, causing him to let go of the rope and drop D.S. to the
ledge below. D.S. was placed in a litter by several rangers who
rappelled the 60 feet to his location. He was then taken into a waiting
Coast Guard vessel, which helped transport him to Mt. Desert Hospital in
Bar Harbor.
[Submitted by David A. Smith]
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (AZ,NV)
Three Poisoned by Carbon Monoxide
Rangers responded by boat to a report of three unconscious people
with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Rufus Cove on May 31st. They
found the three members of a family — an adult male and female and
a seven-year-old boy — all unconscious. They had been sleeping in
their cabin cruiser overnight. Resuscitation efforts were begun. The
adults were intubated, and all three were flown to UMC hospital, where
they were immediately admitted to the hyperbaric chamber. All three
remain in serious condition. Monoxide levels in the man were 21% at the
hospital, after resuscitation.
[Submitted by Beth Shott, Special
Agent]
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (AZ,NV)
Drowning in Cottonwood Cove
On June 1st, J.C., five, wandered away from his family at
the Cottonwood Cove swimming area. He'd been told not to go into the
water. While his family looked for him for about 15 to 20 minutes, a
swimmer stepped on his submerged body and pulled J.C. out of the
water. Rangers were on scene within two minutes and began CPR. A
pediatric ER doctor was on scene and assisted with the resuscitation
efforts. The boy was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Las Vegas,
where he was pronounced dead.
[Submitted by Scott Hinson]
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (AZ,NV)
Fatal Accident - Vehicle Over Embankment
Park fee collectors informed rangers that a vehicle had come through
the Lake Mead Drive that was being driven erratically and whose driver
might be drunk. While attempting to find the vehicle, a ranger came upon
evidence of a recent accident on Lakeshore Drive and found a vehicle
matching the description of the one he was seeking about 50 feet down an
embankment. The vehicle had incurred major damage; the driver and sole
occupant was deceased. Alcohol is suspected to have been a contributing
factor.
[Submitted by Scott Hinson]
FIRE MANAGEMENT
National Interagency Fire Center
NIFC Situation Report - Thursday, June 5, 2003
Preparedness Level 2
There were 123 new fires yesterday. Four escaped initial attack — one each in Utah, Florida, Louisiana and Texas. The latter three were all fully contained. A fire use management team is assigned to the Dry Lakes Complex on the Gila NF in New Mexico.
Fire Danger
| State |
5/31 |
6/1 |
6/2 |
6/3 |
6/4 |
6/5 |
| Alaska |
VX |
-- |
VX |
-- |
VX |
-- |
| Arizona |
VX |
VX |
-- |
VX |
VX |
VX |
| California |
VX |
VX |
VX |
VX |
VX |
-- |
| Colorado |
-- |
-- |
-- |
VX |
VX |
VX |
| Nevada |
VX |
VX |
VX |
VX |
-- |
VX |
| New Mexico |
VX |
VX |
VX |
VX |
VX |
VX |
| Oklahoma |
VX |
-- |
-- |
-- |
VX |
-- |
| Texas |
VX |
VX |
VX |
VX |
VX |
VX |
| Utah |
VX |
-- |
-- |
VX |
VX |
VX |
VH — Very high
EX — Extreme
VX — Very high to extreme
Fire Weather Watches and Warnings
No warnings or watches have been posted for today.
National Resource Commitments
| Day |
5/31 |
6/1 |
6/2 |
6/3 |
6/4 |
6/5 |
| Crews |
64 |
39 |
46 |
49 |
43 |
43 |
| Engines |
77 |
35 |
30 |
49 |
34 |
33 |
| Helicopters |
13 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| Air Tankers |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Overhead |
483 |
473 |
491 |
522 |
190 |
587 |
National Team Commitments
| State |
Type Team |
Team IC |
Fire |
Acres |
Percent Contain |
Est Full Contain |
| AK |
T2 |
Reed |
Tok River/State lands |
6,218 |
75% |
6/10 |
| NM |
FUM |
Rath |
Dry Lakes Cx/Gila NF |
2,500 |
0% |
UNK |
Submission standards for the Morning Report can be found on the left side of the front page of InsideNPS. All reports should be submitted via email to Bill Halainen at Delaware Water Gap NRA, with a copy to your regional office and a copy to Dennis Burnett in Division of Law Enforcement and Emergency Services, WASO.
Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement and Emergency Services, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.