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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, December 18, 2012 INCIDENTS Eastern Areas Pacific West IMT Draws Down As Recovery Efforts Near Completion Hurricane recovery operations continue under the leadership of the Western IMT. Due to stabilization and repair progress at affected parks, the incident response is being scaled back. Currently, there are 130 National Park Service employees supporting recovery efforts. Here's today's status update: Gateway - The following actions were reported: Fort Tilden - The first phase of mold mitigation has been completed. Jacob Riis Park - Road and trail clearing and sand redistribution continued (95% complete). Great Kills - Debris removal operations and sand redistribution continued (approximately 70% complete). Completion of the sand berm is expected by tomorrow. Miller Field - Sand restoration work should also be completed by tomorrow. Sandy Hook - Debris removal from roadsides and beach plazas continues. Fire Island - Stabilization work at the Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters and Sailors' Haven have been completed. Electrical work at the Lighthouse Annex has also been completed. More information on the response can be found at these websites: Hurricane response and recovery - A HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/waso/waso.cfm?prg=1168&lv=3" webpage with current information on the NPS response to Hurricane Sandy. Resource needs shopping list - A HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/waso/custommenu.cfm?lv=3&prg=1168&id=10935" ”shopping list” HYPERLINK "http://classicinside.nps.gov/documents/SHOPPING%20LIST%2011-5.pdf" of incident management team positions that still need to be filled, updated daily. Hurricane Sandy relief fund - E&AA has set up a HYPERLINK "http://www.eparks.com/_" relief fund web page where you can make donations in support of employees who were affected by the storm. Facebook - A HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/HurricaneResponseNPS" Facebook page managed by the IMT with updates on the response. Twitter - A HYPERLINK "http://mobile.twitter.com/NPS_Sandy?" Twitter page managed by the IMT with updates on the response. Flickr - A HYPERLINK "http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandyresponsenps/sets/72157631954446291/" Flickr page managed by the IMT with images of the response. [Jason Wickersty, Incident Information Officer] Cowpens NB Man Arrested For Auto Break-in On the morning of Saturday, December 8th, a park visitor reported that her car had been broken into at the picnic area parking lot. A Cherokee County Sheriff's Department deputy responded and took the initial report of the incident. Working on a lead, the deputy arrested a local man and his girlfriend, both currently on parole for previous offenses. Most of the stolen materials have been recovered and returned to the original owner. [Kathy McKay] 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/): Ozark NSR - In commemoration of the sesquicentennial of Camp Lincoln, Ozark National Scenic Riverways hosted a two day Civil War living history encampment on the grounds of the Depression Farm at Big Spring on the first weekend in November. Grand Teton NP - Nicholas ‘Nick' Izard, 32, a seasonal laborer at the park whose mother, Ann, retired in 2010 from her position as the park's human resources officer, has succumbed to an injury incurred while playing soccer in a Jackson Hole recreation league. Denver Service Center - David A. Aitken, chief of Eastern Division Design and Construction, will retire on December 29th after more than 36 years of federal government service, 23 of those with the NPS. Intermountain Region - Virginia Salazar-Halfmoon, Vanishing Treasures program manager for Intermountain and Pacific West Regions, will retire on December 29th with 37 years of federal service, all with the National Park Service in her home state of New Mexico. * * * * The Morning Report is a publication of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov). --- ### --- |