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The following Incident Reports were extracted from the NPS Morning Reports/Coalition Reports from 1989-2025. They are not a complete record of all incidents which occurred in this park during this timeframe. INCIDENTS | |
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Thursday, September 13, 2001 The national NPS Type 1 team (Skip Brooks, IC) is currently organizing in WASO and should be fully operational by tomorrow afternoon. Their delegation of authority and goals will appear in the Morning Report tomorrow. The NER Type 2 team (Rick Brown, IC) is operating in Philadelphia, and has prepared a summary of the status of the region's parks as of late this morning (below). All employees in the New York area have been accounted for and are okay. A CISD team is en route to the Statue of Liberty to provide support for NPS employees throughout the New York metropolitan area. o Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace NHS (NY) - The Victorian brownstone residence of Theodore Roosevelt during his youth is located on Fifth Avenue at 20th Street, about a mile-and-a-half north of the trade towers. It is closed and will remain closed until the city lifts its request to limit visitation to Manhattan. [Rick Brown, IC, Type 2 Team, NER, 9/13]
The National Park Service continues to provide support to its parks and employees, gather information on the status of field areas for DOI, and deal with security issues throughout the country. Director Mainella is in New York today to meet and talk with employees and to visit sites affected by the attacks. The Service's Type 1 incident management team (Skip Brooks, IC) continues its operations from the South Interior Building. The following summarizes the current status of parks in the New York and Washington areas and any changes in the previously reported status of parks elsewhere: o Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace NHS - The site is now open. [SHEN EICC, 9/20]
The United States attorney for the Southern District of New York announced yesterday that E.J.R., Jr., the former head of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, a park partner, has pled guilty to the theft of three letters from the association that he later resold through a Manhattan gallery for $97,000. The letters, one written by Abraham Lincoln in 1840 and the other two written by George Washington in 1791 and 1778, were stored in a vault at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, where E.J.R., a historian, had access. Because the birthplace is a unit of the National Park Service, the agency assumed jurisdiction for the investigation. "The National Park Service is in the business of preserving the natural and cultural resources of this nation, and that includes historic documents such as the ones that were sadly stolen by someone who placed personal profit over their commitment to protect priceless property that belongs to the American people," said NPS supervisory special agent Jeffrey Pascale. He thanked the U.S. Attorney's Office for its swift prosecution of this case, the Theodore Roosevelt Association for its cooperation, and the Nassau County district attorney for its assistance. The Nassau County DA's office is also prosecuting E.J.R. for the theft of another historic letter. The discovery of that theft led the Theodore Roosevelt Association to check for items that might be missing from their collection, which ultimately led to the federal investigation into E.J.R.. The investigation into the missing association letters was conducted by special agents from the NPS Investigative Services Branch. The branch employs approximately 42 special agents at offices throughout the United States in various parks. Agents from California, with assistance from NPS protection rangers at Santa Monica Mountains NRA, recovered two of the historic letters in the Los Angeles area. The third letter was recovered in Connecticut. Additional historic letters and objects have also been recovered as a result of the investigation. For a copy of the Department of Justice press release, click on the link below. [Darren Boch, Public Affairs Officer] HYPERLINK "http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/May08/renehanpleapr.pdf"
On Friday, September 19th, E.J.R., a well-known author and historian, was sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison and two years of supervised release and ordered to pay $86,700 in restitution for his theft and sale of historic letters written by Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. E.J.R. admitted that he stole the letters from the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) when he was the interim executive director in 2005 and 2006 and that he then sold them at an auction. E.J.R. pled guilty to federal charges of interstate transportation of stolen goods in May, citing bipolar disorder as the cause for the thefts. The judge imposed this significant sentence in part because E.J.R. held a position of trust within the association. The Theodore Roosevelt Association is a cooperating association with Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historical Sites in New York. E.J.R. faces additional sentencing next week in state court for the theft of an additional letter, written by Theodore Roosevelt, which was investigated by Nassau County. All of the letters were recovered and will be returned to the National Park Service and the Theodore Roosevelt Association. In his press release, US attorney Michael Garcia praised the work of NPS special agent Glenn Van Neil, who investigated this significant case. Click on the link below for the original report. [Jeffrey Pascale, Special Agent]
The National Park Service incident management team overseeing the response to Hurricane Sandy yesterday completed its second day of operation from its command center operation at HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/gate/historyculture/fort-wadsworth.htm" Fort Wadsworth, part of Gateway National Recreation Area. Specialized support crews are continuing their work supporting employee emergency needs, conducting damage assessments, and removing debris in the affected areas. At present, 253 National Park Service employees from 38 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia are working with the team, with more staff continuing to arrive. National park sites assigned to this team are widespread and include all of national parks in the New York Harbor area - the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Governors Island, African Burial Ground, Castle Clinton, Federal Hall, Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, General Grant, Hamilton Grange, St. Paul's Church, and Gateway. The team is also supporting parks on Long Island and in New Jersey, including Sagamore Hill, Fire Island, Morristown, and Thomas Edison. Preliminary damage assessments and response to critical needs of the parks continue. The response is being framed by the need to work safely and provide support for all NPS employees in the affected areas. Yesterday, a meteorologist arrived on site to forecast the nor'easter predicted for Wednesday night. In preparation for the storm, field operations are developing an inclement weather contingency plan. The following actions were also undertaken: Federal Hall and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace - The sites have no assessed damage, but remain closed due to lack of power. As one of the member agencies of the National Interagency Fire Center, the National Park Service is also involved in NIFC hurricane recovery operations. As of yesterday, eleven incident management teams had been committed to the recovery - three HYPERLINK "http://www.nifc.gov/nimo/nimo_summary.htm" NIMO teams, two Type 1 teams, and six Type 2 teams. They are variously engaged in managing staging areas or emergency operations centers, clearing roads, or otherwise providing support in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Fifteen NPS employees were committed to this effort. More information on the Hurricane Sandy 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://classicinside.nps.gov/documents/SHOPPING%20LIST%2011-5.pdf" listing of incident management team positions that still need to be filled, updated daily. NPS Superstorm Sandy Response - A HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/HurricaneResponseNPS" Facebook page managed by the IMT with updates on the response. SandyResponseNPS - A HYPERLINK "http://mobile.twitter.com/NPS_Sandy?" Twitter page managed by the IMT with updates on the response. [Linda Friar, Incident Information Officer]
The National Park Service incident management team overseeing Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in New York and New Jersey continued its work yesterday. Specialized support crews are continuing their work supporting employee emergency needs, conducting damage assessments, and removing debris in the affected areas. Currently, there are 320 National Park Service employees from 101 parks and 38 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia working with the incident management team, with more staff continuing to arrive. The following reports were submitted on yesterday's activities: Federal Hall and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace - The sites have no assessed damage but remain closed due to lack of power. Social media remain active. Visitation to the Facebook site has been reached nearly 27,311 individuals to date. The Twitter site continues to re-tweet incoming information from the parks and other agencies. 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. NPS Superstorm Sandy Response - A HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/HurricaneResponseNPS" Facebook page managed by the IMT with updates on the response. SandyResponseNPS - A HYPERLINK "http://mobile.twitter.com/NPS_Sandy?" Twitter page managed by the IMT with updates on the response.
The National Park Service incident management team overseeing Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in New York and New Jersey continued its work yesterday. Specialized support crews are continuing their work supporting employee emergency needs, conducting damage assessments, and removing debris in the affected areas. Currently, there are 320 National Park Service employees from 101 parks and 38 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia working with the incident management team. The following reports were submitted on yesterday's activities: African Burial Ground, Federal Hall, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace - The sites have no assessed damage and will attempt to reopen this weekend pending the ability of staff to reach the sites. Social media remain active. Visitation to the Facebook site has been reached nearly 30,556 individuals to date. The Twitter site continues to re-tweet incoming information from the parks and other agencies. A growing Flickr library now has photographs available for the public and media. 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.
The National Park Service incident management team overseeing Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in New York and New Jersey completed its ninth day of operations yesterday. At present, 423 National Park Service employees are committed to the incident. Over the last nine days, employees from 114 National Park Service units have supported the response effort. Director Jon Jarvis, Deputy Director Peggy O'Dell, Comptroller Bruce Sheaffer, and Northeast Regional Director Dennis Reidenbach visited the greater New York area yesterday, seeing firsthand the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the parks and taking time to speak with park staff and incident personnel. Federal Hall and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace - The sites have no assessed damage but will remain closed until further notice. 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.
The National Park Service incident management team overseeing Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in New York and New Jersey completed its tenth day of operations yesterday. Currently working with the team are 435 National Park Service employees from 113 parks and 40 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, with more staff continuing to arrive. The following areas have reopened - St. Paul's Church, Sagamore Hill, Morristown, Edison, General Grant, Hamilton Grange, Federal Hall and African Burial Ground. Work continued at other sites; today's status reports follow: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace - The site remains closed until further notice due to a lack of heat. 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. Uniform donations - Information on donating uniforms to employees can be found at HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=13059" this web page. 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.
It was a month ago last Friday when Hurricane Sandy made landfall in southern New Jersey after roaring up the East Coast, damaging roughly 69 national parks and affecting over 600 NPS employees in some way. In the New York metropolitan area, every NPS site was affected, from Gateway's Sandy Hook Unit to St. Paul's Church (part of Manhattan Sites) and from Morristown to Fire Island Initial work has been completed at many sites and the following park service units are now open - African Burial Ground, Federal Hall, General Grant, Hamilton Grange, St. Paul's Church, Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, Sagamore Hill, Morristown (including New Jersey Brigade, Cross Estate, Fort Nonsense, Washington Headquarters Museum and Ford Mansion), Thomas Edison, Hamilton Beach and Frank Charles Park, Great Kills Park and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. National Park Service employees across the agency have responded. Since the beginning two incident management teams have overseen the response and have been stabilizing parks. More than 925 personnel from 160 parks and from all 47 states, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, have helped with cleanup and stabilization in the parks and in some cases employee homes. Currently, there are 328 employees working on the incident. To date, approximately 70 local park staff have also been assigned to the incident. NPS staff not only answered the call to assist with the recovery efforts by physically coming out to help but also responded overwhelmingly to the uniform donation request. The uniform crew stopped counting after they reached 2,000 shorts and pants, mounds of boots and shoes, and much more. Thank you for your generosity but please STOP sending uniforms. Your efforts have clearly shown how members of the NPS family support one another in a time of need. 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. | |