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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Friday, April 13, 2007 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Guadalupe Mountains NP Trailer Truck Fire With Fuel Spill The park fire brigade responded to a tractor trailer collision and fire on the state highway near the park around 1 a.m. on April 12th. Upon arrival, firefighters found the truck and trailer fully engulfed in flames and a large amount of diesel fuel spilling from the truck. They created a dike to prevent the spill from going into a local water source and extinguished the blaze. The driver of the truck was treated on the scene by park EMTs and released. He was cited for operating a vehicle with defective brakes. [Peter Pappas, IC] Lake Mead NRA Incendiary Device Removed From Park On April 10th, rangers were approached by a visitor who was holding what she identified as an “explosive device.” It was inside a cardboard tube that had been opened on one side. She told rangers that she found it on the frontage road below Boulder Beach Campground. On-scene personnel identified the device as live military ordnance and immediately closed the area. The Las Vegas Metro Police Department bomb squad and the Nellis Air Force Base explosive ordnance disposal unit were dispatched to the area and the device was removed. They determined that the ordnance was an incendiary device capable of incinerating the person holding it and causing serious injury and death to anyone nearby. The immediate action taken by park staff significantly reduced the risk exposure to the public and responding personnel. The point of origin is still under investigation. [Eric Lisnik, Mead District Ranger] OTHER NEWS The following stories can be read on either the InsideNPS web site (if you are within the National Park Service) or at the InsideNPS public ‘news digest' site (if you are outside of the NPS). The web sites appear below: National Historic Landmarks/National Natural Landmarks - The National Historic Landmarks and National Natural Landmarks programs are seeking submissions for their annual photo contest. Chief Information Officer - It was recently discovered that several individual Employee Express accounts were compromised after users' home computers were infected by malicious software. There is no indication that the Employee Express system itself has been compromised in any way. Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - Weekly update on past and upcoming hearings and the status of legislation pertinent to the National Park Service. New River Gorge NR - Don Striker is the new superintendent at New River Gorge and its two associated areas - Gauley River and Bluestone National Scenic River. He succeeds superintendent Calvin Hite, who retired in January. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP - Ranger Steve Davis will retire on May 26th after 31 years with the National Park Service. To see the above articles, go to InsideNPS ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/" http://inside.nps.gov/) or NPS Digest ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/). For NPS incident reporting standards, go to HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363 * * * * * Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov, 570-426-2430). --- ### --- |