Redwood National and State Parks (CA)
Ranger, Deputies Shoot Homicide Suspect in Self-Defense
Around noon on February 21st, a National Park Service ranger
responded to a request from the Del Norte County Sheriff's Department to
assist with a shooting incident in progress at Arbor Glenn Trailer Park
in Klamath. Deputies, who had been dispatched to a reported shooting,
were being fired upon and were attempting to talk a man armed with a
rifle — late identified as T.C., 52, a convicted violent
felon — into coming out of his trailer. With T.C. barricaded in
his trailer, sheriff's deputies, with assistance from other agencies,
evacuated the trailer park and closed Highway 101. Despite efforts to
get T.C. to surrender, he continued to challenge and fire upon
officers. Upon arriving on scene, the ranger was instructed by the
sergeant in charge of the incident to take a position next to him while
officers negotiated with T.C.. During negotiations, T.C. began
firing a rapid succession of rounds at officers. Officers, including the
ranger, returned fire. Deputies were able to establish phone contact
with T.C. and eventually convince him to surrender. He was taken into
custody and treated for several gunshot wounds, and remains in stable
condition at Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City. It was later
determined that T.C. had fatally shot his 67-year-old neighbor prior
to the officers' arrival, and that T.C.'s victim had been shot
numerous times in his upper torso and extremities.
[Submitted by
Scott Wanek, Chief Ranger]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Search for Lost Runner
J.J., who was in training for a marathon, left his home in Knoxville
on the afternoon of February 19th and traveled to the Tremont area of
the park for a 12-mile trail run. When he started out, the weather was
unseasonably warm, with a high around 60 degrees. J.J. left his wife a
note at home, saying that he was going for aun in the park and would
return around 6 p.m. When he failed to arrive, his wife called some of
J.J.'s running friends, then called the park just after 9 p.m. A hasty
search was immediately begun, and J.J.'s vehicle was soon found in a
pull off about a mile up Tremont Road between the Middle Prong and West
Prong trails. A ground team was put in place and trails in the area were
searched throughout the night. J.J. was found the next morning when he
returned to his car. He told rangers that he'd had a planned loop route,
but that he started on the wrong trail and immediately got diverted onto
an unmarked "manway," then ended up off trail. He bushwacked down a
drainage and came out on the Laurel Creek Road. He was dressed only in
running shoes, running shorts and a T-shirt. The low temperatures
overnight in the Cades Cove area was 25 degrees. J.J. had numerous cuts
and scrapes and possible fractured ribs, but was otherwise in very good
condition.
[Submitted by Rick Brown, District Ranger]
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Health and Fitness
Info on Fitness Validation Study
Information on the implementation of a contract to validate law enforcement fitness standards for park rangers and special agents is available on the health and fitness web page. To get there, click on
http://inside.nps.gov/documents/fitness%20program%20implementation%20memo%2Edoc
[Submitted by pat buccello, pat_buccello@nps.gov, 202/513-7131]
Servicewide Training
Weekly Listing of Operations Training Opportunities
Operations Training Calendar
This calendar appears every Monday as an addendum to the Morning Report and a separate entry for InsideNPS. It is not meant to be replace the Learning Place; rather it is a quick summary of available training with links (as available) to relevant Learning Place pages. Please note:
- New and revised entries are in bold face.
- Submissions for other training courses should conform to the style used here.
- Please include the URL to the web sites where readers can obtain the requisite forms and/or find out additional information about the training course. If a URL is not specifically listed, the announcement can likely be found on the Learning Place, the NPS training page found at http://www.nps.gov/training/announcements/index.doc.
- Closing dates for applications are underscored.
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March
March 16 — March 18: Archeological Resources Protection (XP-ARPTP-402), National Conservation and Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV. For information on costs, contact Virginia McCleskey at 912-554-4828 or Virginia.McCleskey@dhs.gov . The local contact is Eugene Marino at 703-358-2173. For registration information, contact either Wiley Golden at FLETC (912-267-2246) or JoAnn Andrews at USFWS at 912-267-2913. [Dennis Burnett, WASO]
March 30 — April 1: Colt M-16/AR-15 Rifle/Carbine/Submachine Gun Armorer's School, Delaware Water Gap NRA, Bushkill, PA. Those attending will be provided with a complete understanding of the design theory, nomenclature, dynamics, compatibility, interchangeability, detailed disassembly, assembly, maintenance and troubleshooting of the M-16/AR-15 family of weapons and certified for three years as a model-specific Colt law enforcement armorer. The course if for LE personnel only. Cost: $375. The closing date for applications is February 29th. For additional details, contact Mike Zirwas, park ranger, at 570-588-2436 or contact him via email. [Mike Zirwas, DEWA]
April
April 7 — July 31: National Park Ranger Basic Law Enforcement Training (NPRI-405), FLETC, Glynco, GA. For a copy of the announcement, go to http://www.nps.gov/training/announcements/index.doc. The announcement closes on March 3rd. [Wiley Golden, NPS/FLETC]
April 13 — April 23: NPS Certified Driver Operator, Glen Canyon NRA, UT. This 80-hour class is designed to provide persons participating in National Park Service structure fire suppression with technical information and primary skills essential for safe operation and proper maintenance of a fire apparatus. From this course, students will have the knowledge and take home material, instructions and documents for delivering safe driving techniques and required inspection testing and maintenance of fire apparatus. Emphasis is hands-on training of pumping skills critical to the support of personnel assigned to fire control functions. Personnel will become proficient in troubleshooting, hydraulics, drafting and multiple line pumping evolutions. This will be supported with technical literature and training manuals. After successful completion of this course the individual will be certified to drive, pump and maintain structure fire apparatus for the NPS. For more information, contact Lisa Ford at 928-608-6250 or Hal Spencer at 202-513-7124. [Hal Spencer, NIFC]
April 19 — April 23: Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination (NWCG FI-210), Colorado Springs, CO. For more information, contact either John Carpenter at 912-267-2607 (John.Carpenter@associates.dhs.gov) or SA Alan Foster at 530-359-2108. [Alan Foster]
April 19 — April 23: NPS Servicewide Basic Technical Rescue Training, Canyonlands NP, UT. This training 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 technical gear, including seat harness, climbing helmet, carabiners, rappel rack, ascenders, etc. This is a very physically demanding course conducted outdoors with frequent exposure to severe heights. All participants must be in good physical condition. There is no tuition cost. All travel and per diem expenses will be by benefiting account. Nominations must be submitted by March 1st to Ken Phillips at Grand Canyon NP, either via email, phone (928-638-7792) or fax (928-638-7838). [Randy Coffman, WASO]
April 27 — 29: Basic EMT Refresher, Zion NP, UT. The staff from Mercy Air in Las Vegas will be teaching the course. For more information, contact Cody Cole, 435-772-0163/0178. [Cody Cole]
May
May 10 — May 14: Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination (NWCG FI-210), Prescott, AZ. For more information, contact either John Carpenter at 912-267-2607 (John.Carpenter@associates.dhs.gov) or SA Alan Foster at 530-359-2108. [Alan Foster]
May 24 — May 28: Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination (NWCG FI-210), Redmond, OR. For more information, contact either John Carpenter at 912-267-2607 (John.Carpenter@associates.dhs.gov) or SA Alan Foster at 530-359-2108. [Alan Foster]
June
June 7 — June 11: Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination (NWCG FI-210), Missoula, MT. For more information, contact either John Carpenter at 912-267-2607 (John.Carpenter@associates.dhs.gov) or SA Alan Foster at 530-359-2108. [Alan Foster]
June 14 — June 18: Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination (NWCG FI-210), Boise, ID. For more information, contact either John Carpenter at 912-267-2607 (John.Carpenter@associates.dhs.gov) or SA Alan Foster at 530-359-2108. [Alan Foster]
PARKS AND PEOPLE
Point Reyes National Seashore (CA)
GS-025-9 Visitor and Resource Protection Ranger
Point Reyes National Seashore currently has a vacancy for a GS-9 ranger. This is a 6c primary coverage position and requires a Level I commission, an EMT-B certificate, and a red card. It is a required occupancy position with housing in the headlands area of the park near the lighthouse. The person in this position serves as a patrol ranger, with the opportunity to perform frontcountry and backcountry patrols by foot, mountain bike, vehicle, horseback, sea kayak, and powerboat. Additional collateral duties are assigned. This is a great opportunity to do resource protection based law enforcement in a park with land and water based opportunities. The job announcement number is 04-11 MPP.
[Submitted by David Schifsky, Acting Operations Supervisor]
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.