RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Monday, January 7, 1991
INCIDENTS
90-468 - Lincoln Home (Illinois) - Followup on Vandalism
On December 28th, a plea agreement was reached in the vandalism
case which occurred in the park on October 11th. All criminal
charges were dismissed against the vandals in return for full
restitution to the park for the labor and materials required to
remedy the damage done in that incident. (Kathy Dehart, LIHO,
via CompuServe message from Capt. J.J. McLaughlin, RAD/MWRO,
1/4).
91-12 - George Washington Memorial Parkway (Virginia) - Rescue
A Park Police officer spotted a woman in the Potomac River near
the Collingwood picnic area off the parkway just before 9:00 p.m.
on January 1st and immediately notified local fire and rescue
units. The woman, tentatively identified as a resident of
Alexandria in her late 20's, was pulled from the water by rescue
personnel and taken to a local hospital. Indications are that
she was attempting to commit suicide. (Telefax from Capt.
Marvin Ellison, RAD/NCRO, 1/4).
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No reports today.
CALENDAR
Asterisk (*) indicates new entry; plus (+) indicates revised
entry. Brackets at end of entry indicate source of information:
January 12-17 Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management,
Washington, DC. For further information, contact Jen Coffey at
202-208-6380 (FTS 268-6380). [Jen Coffey, RAD/WASO]
+ January 14-18 Critical Issues: Museum Security and Fire
Protection, Washington, D.C. FILLED. [Dave Dahlen, Mather]
January 14-18 Concessions Training for Line Managers, Phoenix,
AZ. Designed for park managers, superintendents, assistant
superintendents and line managers who have concession operations
within their parks. For further information, contact your
regional training officer. [Concessions, WASO]
January 14-May 11 Seasonal Law Enforcement Ranger Academy,
Colorado Northwestern Community College, Rangely, Colorado. For
further information and application, contact Steven Whittmore at
3036753306. [Steven Whittmore, CNCC]
January 22 Helicopter Operation Specialist and Pilot Workshop,
Anaheim, CA. Tentative. Sponsored by OAS. Please contact
Butch Farabee at FTS 2684188 for further information. [Butch
Farabee, RAD/WASO]
* February 4-8 Southwest Region Chief Rangers' Workshop, San
Antonio, TX. Workshop will provide 32 hours of refresher credit.
For further information, contact coordinator Ann Rasor at
5057576414. [Ann Rasor, PECO]
February 4-April 16 Basic Law Enforcement for Land Management
Agencies, Glynco, GA. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC. For application
procedures, contact your regional training office. [Carole
Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
* February 11-15 "Retrofitting for Accessibility: A Course for
Maintenance Personnel", San Diego, CA. Sponsored by Special
Programs and Populations, WASO, through Project Access. Course
designed to train maintenance personnel to identify and
eliminate accessibility barriers for people with disabilities
through cyclic maintenance programs and repair and rehab
projects. For further information, contact Dave Park at
202-343-3674 (FTS 343-3674). [Kay Ellis, WASO-ACCESS]
February 27-May 8 Basic Law Enforcement for Land Management
Agencies, Glynco, GA. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC. For application
procedures, contact your regional training office. [Carole
Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
* March 18-22 Aviation Management Workshop, Boise, ID.
Benefitting account. [Butch Farabee, RAD/WASO]
March 18-29 Prescribed Fire Burn Boss, Big Thicket, TX.
Two-week training session on the management of prescribed burns
to meet land management and operational objectives. The course
is designed for personnel having primary responsibility for
planning and implementing prescribed fire as a management tool.
Submit an NWCG interagency training nomination form to program
coordinator David McHugh at Big Thicket no later than December
14th. [Paul Broyles, Branch of Fire]
March 22-27 56th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources
Conference, Edmonton, Alberta. For further information, contact
L.L. Williamson, Wildlife Management Institute, 1101 14th Street
NW, Suite 725, Washington, DC 20005 (202-371-1808). [Kathy Jope,
RAD/PNRO]
* March 25-29 "Universal Design: Designing to Include Disabled
People in Park and Recreation Areas and Facilities", Raleigh, NC.
Sponsored by Special Programs and Populations, WASO, through
Project Access. Designed for architects, designers and
engineers, this 40hour course will present methods and
techniques for designing buildings and facilities that
are accessible to disabled people. Benefitting account plus
tuition of $250. Contact regional training office for
application procedures. For further information, contact Dave
Park at 202-343-3674 (FTS 343-3674). [Kay Ellis, WASO-ACCESS]
March 25-June 4 Basic Law Enforcement for Land Management
Agencies, Glynco, GA. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC. For application
procedures, contact your regional training office. [Carole
Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
April 14 Fire Management for Managers, NARTC, Marana, AZ. The
session will be held concurrently with the USFS course on fire
management for line officers, and there will be several joint
sessions. Open to superintendents, park FMO's, ARD's for
operations and regional chief rangers. For further information,
contact Paul Broyles, Branch of Fire Management (208-334-1080 or
FTS 554-1080). [Paul Broyles, FIRE]
April 24-26 Mountain Lion/Human Interaction Symposium and
Workshop, Holiday Inn Holidome, Denver, CO. Sponsored by the
NPS and several other state, provincial and federal agencies.
Abstracts are due by December 15, 1990. For more information,
call Steve Chaney (303-969-2856 or FTS 327-2856) or Robert Tully at
303-297-1192. [Steve Chaney, RMRO]
(Calendar appears in each Monday's morning report. If you know
of a conference, meeting or training session with Servicewide
interest and implications, please provide the specifics to Bill
Halainen in Ranger Activities).
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: No travel scheduled.
Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: No travel scheduled.
Branch of Fire: Erskine at NWCG meeting, Tempe, AZ (1/7-1/9) and
on AL (1/10-1/11); Norum at prescribed fire working team meeting,
Tempe, AZ (1/7-1/11); Broyles at training working team meeting, Phoenix,
AZ (1/8-1/11); Gale at Yosemite fire review, WRO, San Francisco, CA
(1/10).
Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities
Telephone: FTS 268-4874/6039 or 202-208-4874/6039
Telefax: FTS 268-5977 or 202-208-5977
CompuServe: WASO-RANGER (Branch of R&VP); WASO-FIRE-WO (Branch of Fire)
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