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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Monday, March 5, 2012 INCIDENTS Gateway NRA Park Firefighters Respond To USCG Building Blaze The Sandy Hook Fire Department was dispatched to a reported working structural fire in Building 20 on the Coast Guard Station on Sandy Hook just before 1 p.m. on March 1st. The park provides primary response for all police, fire and EMS incidents on the base. Building 20 houses the Coast Guard's communications center, mess hall and dormitory facilities and is identified as both critical infrastructure and occupied living quarters. Eight members of the company responded in an engine and a rescue unit, with mutual aid provided by the nearby Highlands and Sea Bright fire departments. Park firefighters were first on scene and were advised by Coast Guard personnel that heavy black smoke had been issuing from the back of the building, that there was smoke inside the dormitory area, and that the building had been evacuated. Firefighters donned full PPE, established a large diameter hose water supply, and conducted a primary search of the building. They were subsequently joined in this effort by the local fire departments. No victims were found inside the building. The source was identified as a blower motor in the HVAC system inside a drop ceiling/void which had extinguished itself. Overhaul was conducted to ensure that the fire hadn't spread further. [Rob Louden, Chief of Operations, Law Enforcement Branch] 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/): Department of the Interior - Secretary Salazar last week unveiled a new National Water Trails System, a network that will increase access to water-based outdoor recreation, encourage community stewardship of local waterways, and promote tourism that fuels local economies across America. Lassen Volcanic NP - Last year, the park removed the Dream Lake Dam, built in 1932 and in poor condition. The area is now being returned to its natural state. Jimmy Carter NHS - In late January, the park hosted an ICS 300/400 training session, a course for front-line personnel with incident supervisory responsibilities, such as incident commanders and planning section chiefs. Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings, newly introduced bills, and the status of legislation of interest to the National Park Service. This report covers activities during the week ending on March 2nd. NPS Law Enforcement Training Center - Nine NPS employees recently graduated from the Land Management Investigator Training Program, a newly-approved bridge training course for investigators. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |