Gateway National Recreation Area
Man Struck By Lightning In Sandy Hook Unit
Rangers in the Sandy Hook Unit received a 911 report concerning two
people struck by lightning at Beach Area B from the Monmouth County
Sheriff's Office on the afternoon of August 1st. A storm had quickly
blown into the area, bringing hail, rain and lightning to the bay and
ocean beach areas. The day had been clear and sunny up to that time, so
visitation was high. Rangers found family members unsuccessfully
attempting CPR on a man who'd evidently been hit by lightning. They took
over and were soon joined by NPS firefighters, lifeguards and EMT's. An
AED was utilized on the man, who was then taken by Sea Bright First Aid
to Monmouth Medical Center, where he remains in serious condition. A
search was conducted for the second reported victim, but rangers soon
determined that only one person had been hit. Rangers were assisted by
county detectives in the ensuing investigation.
[Submitted by Robert Louden, Robert_Louden@nps.gov, 732-872-5900]
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (AZ,UT)
Bullfrog Rangers Rescue Injured Woman From Canyon
Amber Bryan, district ranger for the Bullfrog District, received a
call from park dispatch on the afternoon of July 28th advising that a
woman had fallen about 60 feet from a cliff within the district and
disappeared from view. Ranger Justin Kingston was first on scene and
located the woman. He established incident command while ranger Cole
Uphouse began treating the woman, whose injuries were serious but not
life-threatening. A Classic Lifeguard helicopter was called in to
evacuate the woman. Rangers Noel Rupel and James Boyle, also on scene in
case a technical rescue carryout proved necessary, assisted with on
scene operations. The woman was treated for approximately an hour
before Classic arrived on scene. The pilot was able to land the
helicopter in close proximity to the patient and she was subsequently
airlifted to a trauma center.
[Submitted by Max King, Public Affairs Specialist]
Rocky Mountain National Park (CO)
Contractor Suffers Minor Injuries In Excavator Rollover
The operator of an excavator working for a contractor at the Farview
Curve parking area suffered minor injuries in an accident on the
afternoon of July 31st. The excavator dropped four to five feet off the
edge of the road and rolled on its side. The Grand Lake Fire
Department assisted with the initial cleanup of the small amount of
hazardous materials that spilled during the incident. The cause of
the accident is still being determined. Farview Curve is located on
Trail Ridge Road on the west side of the park.
[Submitted by Kyle Patterson, Public Affairs Specialist]
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Fire and Aviation Management
Fire and Aviation Photo Contest Now Open
The Division of Fire and Aviation is pleased to announce that the 2011 NPS fire and aviation photo contest is now open for your entries.
Many of you received a 2011 Division of Fire and Aviation calendar highlighting the great work accomplished in the National Park Service on behalf of wildland fire, structural fire, and aviation management. Here's your chance to be featured in a future calendar, website, postcard, or the NPS conference room at the National Interagency Fire Center. We use the contest photos for a variety of purposes and like to showcase your work and skills to our internal and external partners.
The categories for the 2011 contest are:
- Aviation
- Fire apparatus (e.g. structural and wildland engines, ATVs, other fire vehicles)
- Fire and aviation staff in Action
- Public interaction/media
- Structural fire
- Wildland and prescribed fire
- Wildland-urban interface
- Other
The contest is open through Thursday, September 1st.
You can enter as many photos from 2010 as you like, but please keep in mind that the subject matter must directly relate to wildland fire, structural fire, or aviation management activities or programs.
Note: Many of you have photos from the busy early summer fire season we had in the Southwest and Southeast this year, but please save those photos for next year's contest.
Enter the photo contest at http://go.usa.gov/BeW.
Here are a few rules to keep in mind as you comb through your 2010 photos for just the right entry:
- Uploaded photos or images (jpg, tif, png) must be large enough in size and high enough in resolution to enlarge to 8.5" x 11" without pixelization - low quality images will be disqualified.
- Photos should not be resized, optimized, or have had a digital filter applied. Exception: Please note that if you upload an exceedingly large image (e.g. over 7.0 MB) your photo may not go through. You can try again during a less busy server period or resize your image to approximately 6.5 mb and it should go through.
- Photos near the fireline must portray proper safety equipment and procedures - e.g. proper PPE - gloves, glasses, sleeves rolled down, fire boots, etc. If proper safety equipment and procedures are not portrayed, the photo will be disqualified.
- The photo must have been taken during the previous calendar year in an NPS area, or of NPS employee(s). No group people photos (e.g. goofing off for the camera photos) - but photos may be shots of multiple people working.
We look forward to your entries and if you have any questions regarding the contest, please email FA_Photo_Contest@nps.gov (Fire & Aviation Annual Photo Contest for those in the Lotus Notes directory).
The attached flier has all the details - you can print it out and place it on a bulletin board for those without email access as well as for the other divisions in your park or unit.
[Submitted by Tina Boehle, tina_boehle@nps.gov, 208.387.5875] More Information...NPS serious incident submission standards can be found at the following web site:
http://inside.nps.gov/waso/custompages.cfm?prg=45&id;=8728&lv;=2&pgid;=3504
All reports should now be submitted via this automated system.