RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Monday, April 8, 1991
INCIDENTS
No incident reports received.
FIRE ACTIVITY
1) FIRE SITUATION Preparedness Level I
No large fire activity nationally. Most geographic areas have
low to moderate fire danger. Little or no commitment of
national resources.
2) FIRE SUMMARY
State Agency Area Fire 4/5 4/6 Status
MT USFS Custer NF *Robertson Draw T2 1,000 None
State *Holter Lake T2 110 125 CN 4/6
SD USFS Black Hills NF *Horse Creek T1 2,000 CN 4/7
*Shirttail T2 3,000 None
NOTES:
Fires - Asterisk indicates newly reported fire (on this
report). T1 and T2 indicate assigned Type I and Type II Teams.
Status The following abbreviations are employed:
* NR No report received * MS Modified suppression strategy
* CN Contained * MN Being monitored
* CL Controlled * None No estimate of containment
* CS Confinement strategy * Yes Fire has been contained
3) FIRE NARRATIVES
a) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE:
* Shirttail Fire (Wind Cave) - Lightning started a half dozen
fires in the Black Hills on April 3rd. The Shirttail Fire was among them,
and by Friday had burned into the park. The area around park
headquarters was burned out that night. Snow began falling on the fire on
Sunday.
There have been few problems, and no structures have burned.
As of 0700 EDT today, the fire had burned 1,080 acres in the park. It
will be contained by this morning, and demobilization will begin later
today.
b) OTHER AGENCIES:
* Horse Creek Fire (Black Hills NF) - The fire started on Friday
when unexpected strong winds rekindled a prescribed burn from the
previous day. It should be contained today.
4) ANALYSIS - Lightning activity, coupled with high winds and
unseasonably warm temperatures, brought significant fire activity to the
Black Hills.
5) PROGNOSIS - Fire activity is expected to continue in the Black
Hills. Weather forecasts are calling for high temperatures and
possible thunderstorms.
[NIFCC Intelligence Section, 1000 MDT, 4/6; FIO, Shirttail Fire,
4/8]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No reports today.
CALENDAR
Asterisk (*) indicates new entry; plus (+) indicates revised
entry subsequent comments explain the revision. Brackets at
end of entry indicate source of information:
April 14-18 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, 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 14-18 Departmental Safety and Occupational Health
Seminar, Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego, CA. Sponsored by the
NPS. Registration fee of $65. All fulltime and collateral duty
safety personnel are encouraged to attend. For further
information, contact William Davis, Chief, Branch of Loss
Control, WASO, at FTS 343-7014 or 202-343-7014. [Bill Davis,
Safety, WASO]
April 15-June 26 Basic Law Enforcement for Land Management
Agencies Training, FLETC, Glynco, GA. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC.
For application procedures, contact your regional training
office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
April 15-26 Physical Fitness Coordinator Training, FLETC,
Glynco, GA. Funded by benefitting accounts. For application
procedures, contact your regional training office. [Carole
Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
April 15-19 Archeological Resource Protection Training,
Albuquerque, NM. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC. For application
procedures, contact your regional training office. [Carole
Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
April 16-19 MAR/NCR Fee Collection Training, Dunes Manor,
Ocean City, MD. For further information, contact Ginny Paci in
MARO at FTS 5977135 (215-597-7135) or Bill Crocket in NCRO at FTS
296-7065 (202-619-7065). [Ginny Paci, RAD/MARO]
April 16-25 Advanced Physical Security Training, FLETC, Glynco,
GA. Funded by benefitting accounts. For application procedures,
contact your regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer,
LEEDC/FLETC]
April 17-19 "Environmental Compliance: Tools for Protecting
Parks", Colorado Springs, CO. A three-day course "designed to
help participants develop core skills and practical
understanding in compliance, with a focus on NEPA." Sponsored
by WASO Environmental Quality and the Environmental Law
Institute. For further information, contact Frank Bono at
Albright or Kheryn Klubnikin, Environmental Quality, WASO.
[Kheryn Klubnikin, EQD/WASO]
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 (3039692856 or FTS 327-2856) or Robert Tully at
303-297-1192. [Steve Chaney, RMRO]
April 28 May 3 National Park and Wilderness Fire Management,
NARTC, Marana, AZ. For further information, call NARTC (FTS
7626414 or 6026706414).
* April 29-May 2 NPS Concession Workshop, Rancho Cordova, CA.
Funded by benefitting account. For further information, contact
Terry Ewing at FTS 484-3981 or 415-744-3981.
May 6-17 Driver Instructor Training, FLETC, Glynco, GA.
Funded by benefitting accounts. For application procedures,
contact your regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer,
LEEDC/FLETC]
May 6-17 Physical Fitness Coordinator Training, FLETC, Artesia,
NM. Funded by benefitting accounts. For application procedures,
contact your regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer,
LEEDC/FLETC]
May 13-24 Law Enforcement Spanish Training, FLETC, 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, CO. For
further information and application, contact Steven Whittmore at
303-675-3306. [Steven Whittmore, CNCC]
May 20-22 Third Annual Conference of the society for
Ecological Restoration, Orlando, FL. For further information,
call (813) 355-5065. [Jen Coffey, RAD/WASO]
May 29-June 1 "The Biology and Management of Martens and
Fishers: A Symposium", Laramie, WY. Sponsored by the NPS and
several federal, state and provincial agencies. For more
information, contact the Department of Zoology and Physiology,
University of Wyoming, at 307-766-2357. [Sue Consolo Murphy, YELL]
May 30-August 12 Basic Law Enforcement for Land Management
Agencies Training, FLETC, Glynco, GA. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC.
For application procedures, contact your regional training
office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
* June 10-14 Oil Spill Response and Contingency Planning,
Olympic NP, Sequim, WA. Workshop for NPS personnel who direct
the development of park or regional oil/hazardous substances
spill contingency plans. Funded by benefitting account. For
application procedures, contact your regional training office;
for further information, contact course coordinator Frank Buono
at AEDC (602-638-2691). [John Donahue, EQD/WASO]
June 10-21 National Wildfire Investigation Training, Boise, ID.
Funded by benefitting accounts. Contact your regional fire
coordinator to see if your attendance qualifies for FIREPRO
funding. For application procedures, contact your regional
training office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
June 25-September 6 Basic Law Enforcement for Land Management
Agencies Training, FLETC, Glynco, GA. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC.
For application procedures, contact your regional training
office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
(Calendar appears in the morning report every other Monday. 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).
THIS DAY IN NPS HISTORY...
April 7, 1928 - Rangers John Bingaman and W.M. Raymann rescued
two women from the Ledge Trail in Yosemite Valley. One woman,
Edna Ring, was the daughter of the Secretary of the Navy, and
the rescue made national headlines.
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.
Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Henry on SL (indefinite);
Halainen on detail to House Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands (3/18-4/26); Marriott at PNR chief rangers' conference
(4/8-4/12); Martin at WR chief rangers' conference, Phoenix, AZ (4/9-4/17).
Branch of Fire: Farrel on site visit to GRCA, at WR chief rangers'
conference in Scottsdale, AZ, and at training session at NARTC, Marana,
AZ (4/10-4/19); Gale and Clark at Yosemite fire review, WRO, San
Francisco, CA (4/9-4/11).
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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