NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, February 17, 2011

INCIDENTS

No new incident reports have been received.

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/):

NPS Alumni - Former National Park Service Deputy Director Ira Hutchison passed away on February 12th. He was a superintendent in Washington and New York before being named the National Park Service's first African American deputy director in 1977. Photo.

Intermountain Region - One hundred and fifty years ago, a drama unfolded in Apache Pass that most historians believe sparked the Apache Wars of America's southwest. On Saturday, February 12th, Fort Bowie National Historic Site commemorated the 150th anniversary of the event.

NPS/FLETC - Federal Ammunition has issued a safety warning for 45 Auto ammunition and a recall that covers several loads and lot numbers for both Federal and American Eagle ammunition.

Grand Teton NP - Ira Blitzblau has been selected as the deputy chief ranger at Grand Teton National Park. He currently serves as the South Rim district ranger at Grand Canyon National Park.

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Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of Communications and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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