NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

INCIDENTS

Biscayne NP

Man Killed At Columbus Day Weekend Event

Due to severe weather (25 to 30 mph winds and heavy rain), only 200 to 300 boats showed up for the annual Columbus Day weekend event at Biscayne this year. One man was killed when his legs were severed by the propeller of a large boat that he'd been riding on. [Mark Lewis, Superintendent]

Glen Canyon NRA

Houseboat Severely Damaged In Fire

Park dispatch received a call reporting a boat fire at the Wahweap Marina just before 2 a.m. on October 7th. Park firefighters responded by boat and were supported by firefighters from Page Fire Department. The blaze was soon brought under control. The houseboat, though salvageable, suffered extensive damage. The fire had reached extremely high temperatures inside the boat before flames became visible. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the NPS. Ranger Shawn McNally was IC. [Max King, 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/):

Fire and Aviation Management - Fire Prevention Week began on Sunday and continues through this coming Saturday. Fire prevention is a particularly critical issue in the NPS, with its many buildings and huge curatorial collection, and features on fire prevention will appear through the rest of the week.

Office of Communications - A memorial service for former National Park Service Director Roger G. Kennedy will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 5th, in Washington, DC.

Pacific West Region - Three California state parks on that state's closure list will be kept open through an agreement reached with the NPS -- Tomales Bay State Park, Samuel P. Taylor State Park, and Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park.

Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings and the status of legislation of interest to the National Park Service.

US Park Police - Major Robert MacLean has been selected to become the deputy chief of the US Park Police Homeland Security Division.

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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 the Assistant Director for Information Resources 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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