Day/date: July 12, 1988


                              RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                                 FIELD INCIDENT REPORT

Incident type: Structural Fire
Log number: 88-138
Date/time of incident: 7/12, 8:15 pm  Date/time received: 7/12, 11:40 pm
Park: Shenandoah       Location: Headquarters area, near Luray
Reported by: Greg Stiles, Assistant Chief Ranger, SHEN
Received by: Bill Halainen, RAD, WASO

Incident Summary
While playing softball near park headquarters last night, employees observed
smoke emanating from a chemical materials storage building. The Luray Fire
Department was called; while awaiting their arrival, several employees
forced their way into the building and attempted to suppress the blaze. One
received minor lacerations while doing so, and a second suffered from smoke
inhalation. Both were treated at a local hospital and later released. The
fire caused an estimated $8-10,000 damage, and consumed some of the
chemicals stored within, including varying amounts of hydraulic fluid,
paint, pesticides (such as Dimilin, which is used on gypsy moths) and other
materials. The fire may have been caused by a chemical reaction; arson has
not been ruled out, but is thought to be unlikely. Further investigations
will be conducted today.