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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Wednesday, October 8, 2014 INCIDENTS Crater Lake NP Concession Employee Suffering Severe Allergic Reaction Rescued On July 4th, park EMS staff responded to a report of a Crater Lake Lodge employee suffering from an allergic reaction. The employee had consumed a piece of chocolate not knowing that it contained nuts to which he is highly allergic. A seasonal ranger/paramedic provided ALS medical care for the man, who was exhibiting signs of significant respiratory compromise. He was taken by park ambulance to a local ambulance service outside the park for transport to Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls. The emergency room physician credited the prompt medical interventions, including administration of steroids, as the major factor in the man's full and rapid recovery. [Curt Dimmick, Chief Ranger] Crater Lake NP Concession Employee Arrested For Disorderly Conduct Rangers were called out in the early morning hours of July 4th to the Mazama Dorms, a concession employee dormitory, for a disturbance involving two concession employees. One employee was intoxicated, uncooperative and had threatened to kill his roommate. The man was arrested for disorderly conduct and taken to the Jackson County detox facility in Medford, where he refused to cooperate with staff or to take an Intoxilyzer test. He was subsequently booked into the Jackson County Jail. [Curt Dimmick, Chief Ranger] OTHER NEWS The following stories are among those in today's webpage editions of InsideNPS (available to NPS employees only) and the Morning Report (available to all readers): Office of Communications - President Barack Obama joined Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Bob McDonald in dedicating the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial on Sunday, October 5th. Fire and Aviation Management - During Fire Prevention Week, take a look at some great examples of important and potentially life-saving projects that have recently been completed in the parks. San Francisco Maritime NHP - The park partnered with San Francisco State University and Golden Gate NRA's Crissy Center this summer to give inner city kids a chance to find meaning and personal connection to park resources through kayak exploration of bay waters Pinnacles NP - Staff from Pinnacles National Park and Pacific West Region have worked together to successfully clean up a firearms training range within the park's boundaries. Craters of the Moon NM&P - The park held a wilderness celebration on the last Saturday in September. The day's activities included a fun run, a puppet show, an exhibit dedication, a film festival and an astronomy presentation. US Park Police - On Thursday, October 2nd, members of the United States Park Police SWAT Unit participated in the fifth annual Iron Team Competition hosted by the Prince George's County Police Department. To see the full text of these stories, readers should go to one or the other of the following sites: NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index Non-NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/ The Morning Report is 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@contractor.nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov). --- ### --- |