RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Tuesday, June 11, 1991
*** NOTICE ***
Due to the advent of the fire season, the morning report
will be posted between 0815 and 0830 EDT until further notice.
INCIDENTS
91-209 - Richmond (Virginia) - Serious Injury to Employee
Pete Baril, the park's chief ranger, was seriously injured on
the morning of June 7th when the patrol vehicle he was working
on rolled over him, causing multiple broken ribs, a fractured
clavicle and bruised lungs. The vehicle subsequently rolled
into the woods and stopped after hitting a stump. Pete is
currently in the trauma surgery intensive care unit at the
Medical College of Virginia. Get well wishes can be sent to him
at the following address: Room 4218A, Medical College of
Virginia, Main Hospital, 401 North 12th Street, Richmond, VA
23219. [Leslie Winston, RICH, via Bob Reid, RAD/MARO, 6/10]
91-210 - Cape Hatteras (North Carolina) - Drowning
E.S., 53, of Frisco, North Carolina, was wading in
Pamlico Sound with a friend looking for soft crabs on the
afternoon of June 9th when both inadvertently stepped into deep
water. Although his companion was able to reach shore, E.S.
drowned. Responding rangers initiated CPR, but were unable to
revive him. [Telephone report from Steve Smith, RAD/SERO, 6/11]
FIRE ACTIVITY
1) FIRE SITUATION Preparedness Level II
One geographic area experiencing high fire danger. Numerous
Class A, B, and C fires occurring and a potential exists for
escapes to larger (project) fires. Minimal mobilization of
resources from other geographic areas occurring. The potential
exists for mobilizing additional resources from other geographic
areas.
2) FIRE SUMMARY
State Agency Area Fire 6/10 6/11 Status
AK BLM Kobuk District B225 T2 1,500 1,500 None
FWS Yukon Delta NWR *B242 3,500 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
3) ANALYSIS - Initial attack activity continues in Alaska. The
weather there remains warm and dry.
4) PROGNOSIS - No resource shortages anticipated.
[NIFCC Intelligence Section, 0555 MDT, 6/11]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No reports today.
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.
Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Marriott and Schamp at
critical incident stress review team meeting, Arlington, VA (6/11-6/14);
Coffey on annual leave (6/13-6/14); Martin on annual leave (6/13-6/14);
Halainen on annual leave (6/14)
Branch of Fire & Aviation: Norum at meeting of NWCG prescribed
fire and fire effects working team, Fairbanks, AK (6/9-6/15).
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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