RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Monday, January 14, 1991
INCIDENTS
91-7 - Canyonlands (Utah) - Attempted Suicide
Maintenance worker John Jones came across a vehicle which had
slid off snow-covered roads in the park's Island in the Sky
District on the 11th and summoned assistance. Rangers Jim
Huebner and Tom Cox arrived and found a semiconscious and
disoriented driver sitting in the vehicle. Huebner was able to
determine that the driver, a 33-year-old man from Phoenix, had
taken an overdose of halcyon sleeping pills with the intent of
committing suicide, and that he was also in possession of
several other prescription drugs. An ambulance was dispatched
and a poison control center was notified. The driver was taken
to a local hospital and treated for drug ingestion; he was later
transferred to a medical facility in Provo, Utah, for counseling
and support. It was determined that the victim was unemployed
and suffering from AIDS, that he'd taken a number of sleeping
pills prior to the accident, and that he'd intended to drive to
the Upheaval Dome overlook, take the remaining pills, and "go to
sleep." [Telefax message from Tony Schetzsle, CR, CANY, 1/13]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No reports today.
OFFICE NOTES
1) On January 4th, a memo was sent to all regional directors and
to 20 of the busiest aviation parks soliciting nominations for
the DOI aviation safety award. One of last year's recipients
was the helicopter specialist from Yellowstone. There are three
types of awards, one each for inflight actions, accident-free
flying, and outstanding achievement in aviation safety. We need
to advise the Office of Aircraft Services our recommendations by
February 1st. If you know someone either a pilot or non-pilot
who might be worthy of recognition, please feel free to contact
me at FTS 268-4188. [Butch Farabee, RAD/WASO]
2) The official title of U.S. magistrates has been amended by
recently enacted legislation. They are now called "United
States Magistrate Judges." All correspondence should be changed
to reflect this new title. [Maj. Jack Schamp, RAD/WASO]
3) The following people have been chosen to attend DOI's ranger
training school, which will focus on counter-narcotics and small
unit leadership training:
* Al Miller (Team Leader) * Todd Swain
* Joel Wright * Daniel Pontbriand
* Aline Forbes * Tim Trainer
* Thane Weigard * Larry Inthout
* Marybeth McFarland * Jeffrey Pinkard
The school will be held in February. Ranger Activities will be
sending a confirming memorandum with additional information.
[Bob Marriott, RAD/WASO]
4) Ranger Joel Wright, Jr. of Jefferson National Expansion has
been selected as the Service's representative at Operation
Alliance in El Paso, Texas. Joel will coordinate the Service's
counter-narcotics field operations with other federal agencies on
the Southwest border. [Bob Marriott, RAD/WASO]
5) As of this date, only five parks have advised us of any
problems with parttime magistrates. If you foresee any problems
which would stem from the loss of a parttime magistrate, please
advise us as soon as possible. [Bill Halainen, RAD/WASO]
CALENDAR
Asterisk (*) indicates new entry; plus (+) indicates revised
entry. Brackets at end of entry indicate source of information:
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]
* January 28-February 1 Archeological Resources Protection
Training, Tallahassee, FL. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC. For
application procedures, contact your regional training office.
[Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
* January 28-February 8 Law Enforcement Spanish Training
Program, FLETC, Artesia, NM. Funded by benefitting accounts.
For application procedures, contact your regional training
office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
* January 29-February 7 Advanced Physical Security Training,
Glynco, GA. Funded by benefitting accounts. For application
procedures, contact your regional training office. [Carole
Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
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
505-757-6414. [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 4-15 Basic Instructor Training, Glynco, GA. Funded
by benefitting accounts. For application procedures, contact
your regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
* February 4-15 Physical Fitness Coordinator Training, Glynco,
GA. Funded by benefitting accounts. 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 3433674). [Kay Ellis, WASO-ACCESS]
* February 11-22 Physical Fitness Coordinator Training,
Artesia, NM. Funded by benefitting accounts. For application
procedures, contact your regional training office. [Carole
Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
* February 25-March 8 National Wildfire Investigation Training,
Glynco, GA. Funded by benefitting accounts. Contact your
regional fire coordinator to see if your attendance would
qualify for FIREPRO funding. For application procedures,
contact your regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer,
LEEDC/FLETC]
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 11-15 PNR Joint Operations Workshop, Portland, OR.
For further information, contact Kathy Jope at FTS 399-5670.
[Kathy Jope, RM&VP, PNRO]
* March 11-April 4 Marine Law Enforcement Training, Glynco, GA.
Funded by benefitting accounts. 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, WASOACCESS]
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]
* March 25-29 Land Management Controlled Substance Training,
Knoxville, TN. 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]
* May 20-July 17 Seasonal Law Enforcement Ranger Academy,
Colorado Northwestern Community College, Rangely, Colorado. For
further information and application, contact Steven Whittmore at
303-675-3306. [Steven Whittmore, CNCC]
(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).
YESTERDAY IN NPS HISTORY...
Chiricahua park ranger (naturalist) Paul B. Fugate, 42,
disappeared on January 13, 1980. Despite an intensive
three-week-long search, no sign of him was found, and he has not
been heard of since. Foul play is suspected. On that same day
two years later, an Air Florida flight from National Airport
crashed in the Potomac River. U.S. Park Police officers Don
Usher and Gene Windsor received several awards for their valiant
rescue of a number of victims.
[Got an historical note? Send it on to us for entry in the
morning report].
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: No travel scheduled.
Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Martin at regional chief
rangers' meeting, Arlington, VA (1/14-1/18); Coffey at Society for Range
Management annual meeting, Arlington, VA (1/14-1/17); Henry at meeting
with aircraft overflight research contractors, Harpers Ferry, WV
(1/14-1/18); Farabee at meeting on climbing bolting problems with
USFS, Phoenix, AZ (1/18-1/19).
Branch of Fire: Erskine at Zion (1/14-1/15) and museum curators'
workshop, Washington, DC (1/15-1/18); Gale at Zion (1/14-1/16) and review
of fire management for managers course, Denver, CO (1/16-1/17); Mattingly
at Zion (1/14-1/16); Farrel at museum curators' workshop, Washington, DC
(1/15-1/18); Botti at Western Region managers' workshop on fire effects
monitoring at Golden Gate (1/15-1/18).
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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