NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Friday, April 6, 2012

INCIDENTS

Valley Forge NHP

Bathroom Facility Damaged By Fire

During the early morning hours of March 29th, the park was notified of a fire in the bathroom facility located in the Betzwood section of the park. Responding Lower Providence Fire and Police Department personnel found the bathroom facility on fire as well as a nearby picnic table and trash can. Although the fire was quickly extinguished, it caused extensive damage. The Betzwood area of the park receives significant visitation during this time of year due to its access to the Schuylkill River Trail as well as several other local trails, a picnic area, and boat launch for access to the Schuylkill River. The fire remains under joint investigation by the National Park Service and local and state law enforcement. [Michael B. Valora, Law Enforcement Supervisor]

Rocky Mountain NP

Seriously Injured Man Medevaced From Park

On April 4th, park dispatch received a cell phone call reporting that a man had fallen about ten feet near Alberta Falls and suffered numerous traumatic injuries. Park rangers and medics arrived on scene and provided advanced medical care. Alberta Falls is roughly a mile from the Glacier Gorge Trailhead. The 39-year-old man from Indiana was carried in a litter to Bear Lake Road, where he was transferred to an ambulance from Estes Park Medical Center. The man was then taken to Glacier Basin Campground, where an air ambulance from North Colorado Med Evac flew him to Medical Center of the Rockies. [Kyle Patterson, Public Affairs Officer]

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/):

Gateway NRA - Students at the Marine Academy of Science and Technology, located at Fort Hancock in Gateway National Recreation Area, are working on an interactive herbarium project for their directed field research class.

Archeology Program - Dr. Jeffrey Richner and Dr. A. Trinkle Jones have received awards for excellence for their contributions to the NPS archeology program.

NPS Alumni - Retired career NPS employee Reed Jarvis passed away peacefully on April 1st in Seattle, Washington. He also served a total of 43 years in various branches of the military and retired as a colonel.

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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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