RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Tuesday, January 22, 1991
INCIDENTS
91-18 - Cape Hatteras (North Carolina) - Cocaine Confiscation
On January 16th, a visitor reported the discovery of a bag of
what appeared to be drugs six miles north of the village of
Ocracoke. Rangers were sent to investigate and found several
bags of cocaine in the tall grass and scrub cedars between
Highway 12 and the dunes of the adjacent beach. More bags were
found the following day. A total of 27 one kilo bags nearly 60
pounds were eventually collected. The cocaine was found to be
100% pure and was estimated to have a wholesale street value of
$1.5 million. Dead grass under the bags indicated that it had
been on the ground for some time, and the sharp smell of acetone
emanating from the bag confirmed that it was in a state of
deterioration. A September, 1988, edition of a newspaper from
Bogota, Columbia was discovered among the bags. The DEA has
been contacted and will pick up the cocaine. [Larry Roush, CR,
CAHA, via CompuServe message from Bill Sturgeon, RAD/SERO, 1/18]
91-19 - Western Regional Office (California) - Demonstrations
The Federal Building in San Francisco, which houses the
Service's Western Regional Office, was closed down on January
15th and 17th due to blockage of all entrances by protestors
opposed to the war with Iraq. It's estimated that about 8,000
people took part in the demonstrations. A total of about 1,500
people were arrested; 1,000 were taken into custody on the 17th
alone, the most ever arrested in one day in the city's history.
[Telefax from Carol Leggat, WRO, 1/18]
91-20 - White House/Lafayette Park (Washington, D.C.) - Demonstrations
An anti-war demonstration was conducted by 15,000 protesters
outside the White House on the 19th. City police arrested eight
protestors, including two for blocking a city street. Park
Police officers arrested one man for setting an American flag on
fire. He was cited for having an open fire. [United Press
International report, 1/19]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No reports today.
CALENDAR
Asterisk (*) indicates new entry; plus (+) indicates revised
entry. Brackets at end of entry indicate source of information:
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
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 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 20 - 22 Fee Collection Workshop, Denver, CO. Open to
park fee collectors, fee collection supervisors, fee collection
officers and administrative personnel from Midwest, Pacific
Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southwest and Western Regions. For
further information, contact John Townsend, FTS 864-3475 or
402-221-3475. [John Townsend, RAD/MWRO]
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 Structural Fire Program Management, Indiana
Dunes, Porter, IN. For further information, contact MWR
Employee Development Office at FTS 864-3942 or 402-221-3941. [John
Townsend, RAD/MWRO]
March 11 - 15 PNR Joint Operations Workshop, Portland, OR. For
further information, contact Kathy Jope at FTS 3995670. [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 Land Management Controlled Substance Training,
Marana, AZ. 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]
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 8 - 19 Basic Instructor Training, Glynco, GA. Funded by
benefitting accounts. For application procedures, contact your
regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
* April 9 - 12 Western Regional Chief Rangers' Workshop, Days
Inn, Scottsdale, AZ. Funded by benefitting accounts. For
reservations, contact the Days Inn (602-947-5411); for further
information, call Dwayne Collier at 602-640-5256 or Herb Gercke at
415-556-1866. [Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO]
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]
* April 29 - May 23 Marine Law Enforcement Training, Glynco, GA.
Funded by benefitting accounts. For application procedures,
contact your regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer,
LEEDC/FLETC]
* May 14 - 15 Western Region Peer Counselor Training, Tucson, AZ.
Funded by benefitting accounts. For applications, contact Herb
Gercke at 415-556-1866. [Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO]
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).
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: No travel scheduled.
Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Marriott on annual leave
(1/22-1/25).
Branch of Fire: Erskine and Gale at MAC group coordinators' training
session, NARTC, Marana, Arizona (1/22-1/25); Broyles at NPS/NIOSH
meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio (1/22-1/24); Clark at NWS advisory council
meeting, Portland, Oregon (1/23-1/25).
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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