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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Wednesday, August 17, 2011 INCIDENTS Keweenaw NHP Arson Damages Park Partner's Building An arson fire on the evening of August 14th caused damage at the historic Calumet and Hecla Mining Company pattern storage building owned by the Coppertown Mining Museum, a Keweenaw Heritage Site located within the boundary of the park's Calumet Unit. To gain entry, intruders removed a wood window panel located at the building's southwest corner, damaging adjacent stone masonry in the process. They then set afire several wood patterns that were stored on the concrete floor. Flames were reported by a passing motorist and the Calumet Township Volunteer Fire Department arrived soon after to extinguish the fire, narrowly averting a calamitous event. Considering the quantity and historic value of the pattern stock stored in the facility, relatively minor damage was incurred to the contents and building envelope. The incident is under investigation by the Houghton County Sheriff's Office. The 1885 timber frame and stone masonry structure was built to house the company's vast stock of over 30,000 wooden industrial foundry patterns. The historic patterns have received much attention from the Keweenaw NHP curatorial staff while providing technical assistance to this vital park partner. [T.M. Baker, Park Ranger/Management Assistant] Rocky Mountain NP Body Of Probable Suicide Victim Recovered Rangers found the body of a 60-year-old man who died in a fall of about 300 feet late on Monday afternoon. It appears that he jumped to his death. The recovery involved a technical raise of about 300 feet in a gully with scree and loose rock. Sixteen park staff were involved in the operation. An investigation is underway. [Kyle Patterson, Public Affairs Specialist] 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/): Denali NP&P - A new “Puppy Cam” is now online at the historic kennels in Denali. The camera was installed in a pen where three sled dog puppies were born about three weeks ago. A link is provided. New River Gorge NR - New River Gorge recently hosted 1,404 Boy Scouts and leaders for one of the largest youth volunteer programs in National Park Service history. Deputy Director Mickey Fearn visited during the final week of the project to thank them for their efforts. Photo. Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP - Donald R. Stephenson, supervisory facility operations specialist, is retiring on September 2nd. Photo. * * * * The Morning Report is a publication of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, produced 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). --- ### --- |