RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Monday, May 20, 1991
INCIDENTS
No new incident reports received.
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:
Six courses in a new wilderness management correspondence course
series are or soon will be open to enrollment. The courses were
developed at Colorado State University (CSU) in cooperation with
the NPS, and students who complete each course can earn CSU
academic credits or CEU's. The cost is $330 and is to be paid
by benefitting account. For further information, refer to an
updated Employee Development Opportunity Announcement dated and
distributed on April 10th, or call project coordinator Dave
Porter at CSU at FTS 323-1057 or 303-498-1057. [Chris Perry,
EDD/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 SAR HISTORY...
May 20, 1951 - Employees at Sequoia received the first unit
citation for meritorious service given to the NPS for a rescue
effort after rescuing an injured fisherman from the South Fork
of the Kaweah River. Named in the citation were Jeff Adams,
Jack Anderson, Bob Branges, Dick Boyer, Bruce Black, Joe Davis,
"Corky" Johnson, John Rutter, Hank Schmidt, Lee Stiltz, Ted
Thompson and Charley Wallace. [Butch Farabee, PAIS]
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.
Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Sisto at planning course at
Santa Monica Mountains (5/20-5/24); Marriott at drug operations review,
Yosemite (5/20-5/23).
Branch of Fire: Hurd at NWCG meeting, Boston, MA (5/22-5/24); Botti
attending orientation to fire science lab, Missoula, MT (5/20-5/23); Cook
training Arrowhead Hotshot Crew, Sequoia (5/20-5/23); Broyles and Farrel
at fireline safety committee meeting, Boston, MA (5/20-5/24); Norum
working on wildfire response procedures for Alaskan parks, Fairbanks, AK
(5/19-5/25).
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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