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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, October 16, 2007 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Glen Canyon NRA Firefighters Extinguish RV Fire The park received a report of a recreational vehicle on fire along Highway 89 north of the Lone Rock access road on the afternoon of October 3rd. Rangers Shawn McNally and Jared St. Clair and firefighters Heath Beard and Chris Cook responded and found a 37-foot-long RV fully engulfed in flames. A tank attack with foam was begun and the fire was completely knocked down within three minutes of their arrival. The driver had been operating the RV on a flat tire prior to discovering smoke coming from the rear engine compartment. He pulled over and got out, along with his wife, before the vehicle became engulfed in fire. Neither was injured. Firefighters from the Greenhaven and Big Water volunteer fire departments provided additional support at the scene. Traffic control was provided by Arizona Department of Public Safety and Kane County Sheriff's Office. The IC was ranger Shawn McNally. [Lindy Mihata, Acting Chief Ranger] Natchez Trace Parkway Bicyclist Succumbs To Injuries After Colliding With Truck R.M., 74, of Clinton, Mississippi, was riding his bike north on the parkway early on the morning of September 8th when he made a U-turn to head back south. R.M. failed to see a truck approaching from behind him, though, and turned directly into its path. The truck hit him and he suffered numerous injuries. R.M. was taken to a local emergency room and eventually admitted to an intensive care unit. He succumbed to his injuries on October 10th. Ranger Rachel Davidson is the investigating ranger. [Allen Etheridge, Chief Ranger] OTHER NEWS The following stories (among others) 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 are, respectively, HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/" http://inside.nps.gov/ and ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/). * Historic Preservation Training Center - On Friday, October 12th, the staff of the Service's Historic Preservation Training Center, joined by a number of partners, celebrated the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the center, which provides expertise in the rehabilitation and preservation of the agency's many historic structures. * NPS/FLETC - The National Park Service at FLETC will be accepting applications for the Ranger Honor Guard until November 15th. At least two positions on the team will be filled. * Everglades NP - Bob Panko has announced that he will retire on November 2nd, concluding a National Park Service career that has spanned 36 calendar years. * * * * * Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov, 570-686-3828). --- ### --- |