NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, April 5, 2012

INCIDENTS

Acadia NP

Park Employee Seriously Injured In Accident

Lynne Dominy, the park's chief of interpretation, was en route to a meeting at the Schoodic Education and Research Center on the morning of Saturday, March 31st, when her vehicle was hit by an oncoming car that had crossed the center line. The NPS Ford Fusion she was driving was completely destroyed and Lynne was trapped inside for almost an hour before being airlifted to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Lynne suffered numerous broken bones, but apparently sustained no organ, brain or spinal cord damage. She has had two of three surgeries and remains in intensive care. The prognosis is that she will likely be in the hospital for six weeks. State troopers reported that she probably would not have survived if she hadn't taken the evasive action she did. The two occupants of the other vehicle were killed instantly. No determination has yet been made as to why the other car crossed the center line. Maine State Police are investigating. Lynne's husband, Brian Dominy, is the law enforcement specialist at Acadia and they have two school-age children. Cards and letters may be sent to the Dominys by way of Brian Dominy, Acadia National Park, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609. [Stuart West, Chief Ranger]

Shenandoah NP

Injured Climber Rescued From Old Rag

A 51-year-old man was climbing the Skyline Wall on Old Rag Mountain earlier this week when he took a three-foot fall and fractured a leg. While the park's ground team was mobilizing, initial rescuers stabilized the patient. Due to the late hour and with concurrence from medical control, the decision was made for EMS/SAR personnel to spend the night on Old Rag with the man. A US Park Police air rescue helicopter conducted a litter hoist evacuation the next day. [Lora Peppers, Incident Commander]

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/):

Office of Communications - The NPS has launched a Civil War themed website that provides an overview of the war, with special emphasis on the Civil War sites administered and preserved by the National Park Service.

Workforce Management - In order to keep managers, employees, and human resources offices up to date with the most current information about student employment programs, the WASO Office of Human Resources has established a Pathways webpage.

Saratoga NHP - Certification training for historic weapons safety officers was conducted at Fort McClellan in Anniston, Alabama, from February 27th through March 9th. Attending were 74 park rangers from 71 NPS sites.

Shiloh NMP - A retirement reception for Woody Harrell, the park's superintendent, was held on Friday, March 23rd. Woody was honored for his almost 22 years of service as the park's superintendent.

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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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