RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Monday, January 28, 1991
INCIDENTS
No new incident reports received.
MIDDLE EAST INCIDENT UPDATE
The following information was excerpted from reports which were
submitted by J.J. McLaughlin (RAD/MWRO) and Jim Reilly
(RAD/RMRO). Our policy is and will be to provide you with
general information on Middle East-related activities in the parks,
but to exclude any confidential details from reports received
from the field.
* Jefferson National Expansion installed a magnetometer in the
Arch on January 21st. The magnetometer is currently on loan from the
Park Police, but the park is planning to purchase several for use as long as
circumstances dictate. Patrols have also been augmented.
* Rocky Mountain has increased security and completed response
plans for any demonstrations which may occur in the park.
* Glen Canyon has increased security at the airport and dam.
* Mount Rushmore has extended patrol coverage to 24 hours a day.
* Bighorn Canyon has increased patrols around the dam and
energy-producing facilities and has closed access roads to the dam.
* Curecanti is working with the Bureau of Reclamation to expand
security at the dam.
Please advise us through your regional offices of all threats
received, permits issued for demonstrations, and demonstrations
or incidents that occur which are related to the war in the Gulf.
Reports should be submitted as soon as possible; there is a high
degree of interest in such activities in the Department and
among other governmental agencies. Call Major Schamp at FTS
268-4209 (202-208-4209).
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Yellowstone (Wyoming) - Bison Management
Over 100 bison were reported along the Madison River from eight
to ten miles inside the western boundary on the 22nd, but no
bison could be seen from the road in the area the following day.
Six bison were located in the Undine Falls area six miles inside
the northern boundary, and another 24 were seen well inside the
boundary to the east of that group.
CALENDAR
Asterisk (*) indicates new entry; plus (+) indicates revised
entry. Brackets at end of entry indicate source of information:
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 343-3674). [Kay Ellis, WASOACCESS]
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 8643475 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 25-March 1 Midwest Region Special Events Team
Training, Lake Mead, NV. Funded by regional training account.
[J.J. McLaughlin, RAD/MWRO]
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 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 Midwest Region Chief Rangers' Conference, Lake
Geneva, WI. [J.J. McLaughlin, RAD/MWRO]
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]
* March 28-May 16 Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program,
National Ranger Training Institute, Hocking College, Nelsonville,
OH. For further information and application, contact Connie
Cassady or Steve Swayne at 614-753-3591 ext. 2330. [Steve Swayne,
Hocking College]
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 (2083341080 or
FTS 5541080). [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: Dabney at meetings in Yosemite (1/28), WRO
(1/29-2/1), Southwest Region chief rangers' conference (2/4-2/6), and
Albright EDC (2/6-2/8).
Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Marriott at meetings in
Yosemite (1/28) and WRO (1/29-2/10; Halainen in meeting with NPS-43 work
group, WASO (1/28-2/1).
Branch of Fire: Hurd and Gale instructing at I-520/I-620 course,
Marana, AZ (1/28-2/1); Erskine and Farrel in meeting at Denver Service
Center (1/30-2/1); Broyles instructing at RX-90 course, Big Thicket, TX
(1/28-2/1).
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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