RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT


Attention: Directorate
          Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC 
          CC: RAD Information Net 

Day/date:  Monday, April 1, 1991

INCIDENTS

91-81 - Carlsbad Cavern (New Mexico) - Rescue in Progress

E.D.M., 40, of Schoharie, New York, was climbing in 
a remote section of Lechugilla Cave 900 feet underground early 
yesterday morning when a falling rock struck and broke her leg.  
A rescue effort was immediately begun to extract E.D.M. from the 
cave, but rescuers estimate that it will take at least two days 
to get her out.  A doctor is staying with E.D.M. in the cave; 
she is reported to be in pain but otherwise in good condition.  
E.D.M. has about 20 years' experience as a caver and is an 
experienced cave rescuer.  She had been in the cave since 
Saturday with five other members of a mapping expedition party.  
[Associated Press, 4/1]

91-82 - Delaware Water Gap (Pennsylvania/New Jersey) - Bomb

Late on the morning of March 25th, a Motorola radio technician 
opened the locked gate on the road to the park's repeater on Mt. 
Minsi, then closed and locked it behind him.  When he came back 
down about 40 minutes later, he found a package sitting on top 
of the gate.  It was completely wrapped in plastic and had two 
wires coming out of it which were entwined in the gate's lock 
mechanism.  Investigation by park rangers showed that there were 
two mortar rounds within the box with homemade fuses that were 
attached to the gate.  An EOD unit from Fort Monmoth, New Jersey, 
was summoned.  They employed an electrically powered robot to 
remove the device from the gate, then took it to a safe area and 
detonated it.  The explosion caused no significant resource 
damage.  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) was 
notified and an investigation is underway.  [Telefax from Hal 
Grovert, CR, DEWA, 3/27]

91-83 - New River Gorge (West Virginia) - Illegal Taking of Wildlife 

On March 23rd, rangers working in the park's Canyon District 
received a report of the discovery of a large number of dead 
deer in a remote section of the Gauley River and found two large 
piles of deer carcasses and skeletons.  They estimated that the 
remains of between 250 and 300 deer  bucks, does, fawns and 
yearlings  are in the two piles.  Rangers and officers from the 
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources have begun a joint 
investigation.  [CompuServe message from Bill Blake, CR, NERI, 
3/27]

  [Remaining pending incident reports will appear tomorrow 
morning]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

1) The Service's new intake trainee program has been announced 
and is open for applications until April 8th.  The program 
involves intensive developmental assignments and travel; a 
mobility agreement must be signed as part of the application.  
Participants enter at the GS-5 level and complete the three-year 
program as a GS-9.  Positions are multidisciplinary and located 
throughout the National Park System.  Questions concerning the 
vacancy announcement and application process should be directed 
to Harry Baldauf, WASO, at FTS 268-5228 or 202-208-5228.  Questions 
concerning the curriculum may be addressed to Chris Perry, 
Employee Development Officer, Intake Program, WASO, at FTS 
523-5280 or 202-523-5280.  [Chris Perry, EDD/WASO]

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Dabney at NPS women's conference, New Orleans, 
LA (4/1-4/5).

Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Marriott at NAR chief 
rangers' conference, Cape Cod (4/3-4/5); Sisto at training course in 
Washington (4/2-4/3).

Branch of Fire: Gale and Wise at NPS women's conference, New 
Orleans, LA (4/1-4/5).
 
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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