RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/date:  Thursday, May 2, 1991

INCIDENTS

91-145 - Denali (Alaska) - Earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of from 6.0 to 6.6 on the Richter 
scale occurred near the park late Tuesday night but caused 
virtually no damage.  The epicenter was about 70 miles below 
Talkeetna, and the town reportedly received a "good shake."  The 
quake triggered a sizable avalanche near the edge of the 
Kahiltna Glacier and several smaller slides just outside the 
park's boundaries.  Rangers contacted many of the expeditions on 
the mountain by CB radio yesterday morning and determined that 
none had experienced any quakerelated problems.  They planned to 
fly over the mountain during the day to check on the remaining 
expeditions.  [FEMA message, 5/1; telephone report from Ken 
Kehrer, CR, DENA, 5/1]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No reports today.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.

Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Sisto in meetings on 
subsistence issues, ARO, Anchorage, Alaska (4/29-5/3).

Branch of Fire: Hurd at Congressional operations seminar, Washington,
D.C. (4/29-5/3); Broyles at national training team meeting, Salt Lake
City, Utah (4/30-5/3); Norum and Gale at park/wilderness fire management
course, NARTC, Marana, Arizona (4/28-5/3); Farrel at orientation to NPS
operations training course, Portland, Oregon (4/29-5/3).

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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