RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Monday, June 17, 1991
INCIDENTS
90-434 - Great Smokies (Tennessee/North Carolina) - Followup on
Arrests
On December 1, 1990, rangers in a stakeout team heard shots from
within the park and observed suspicious activity on a North
Carolina highway near the park's boundary. Two men S.H.,
19, and E.H., 25, both of Tapoco, North Carolina
were subsequently found with a deer carcass which had been
dragged from the park onto state land, and a third - I.M.
was discovered in a lookout vehicle. All three were charged
with various violations. Judgement was rendered on them by a
U.S. magistrate on June 12th. S.H. pled nolo contendere
to possession of a whitetailed deer and was fined $200; E.H.
pled nolo contendere to aiding and abetting in connection
with the above and was fined $400; I.M. pled not guilty to a
charge of aiding and abetting, but was found guilty, fined
$1,000 and ordered to provide 40 hours of community service.
This was I.M.'s third wildlife offense in the park in the past
decade. All three men were ordered to pay restitution for the
cost of the deer, received six month suspended sentences and two
years probation, and were banned from all federal lands in North
Carolina and Tennessee during their probation periods. Officers
from the Forest Service and North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission were participants in the December stakeout and
provided essential assistance in the development and prosecution
of the case. [CompuServe message from Jason Houck, CR, GRSM,
6/13]
91-209 - Richmond (Virginia) - Followup on Serious Injury to
Employee
Pete Baril, the park's chief ranger, is recovering from the
injuries he received when his patrol vehicle rolled over him on
June 7th. He has been moved out of intensive care and into a
recovery room, and doctors anticipate his release from the
hospital sometime next week if he continues to make progress.
[Erv Gasser, RICH, via CompuServe message from Ginny Paci,
RAD/MARO, 6/14]
91-219 - Yellowstone and Grand Teton (Wyoming) - Medical Alert
The park is preparing for the possible onset of a measles
outbreak which is now spreading through the state of Idaho. Up
to 40 cases a day are being reported there, and cases are also
being reported in adjacent states. The measles is said to be
virulent and making people very ill. The park is concerned
because a number of concession and park seasonal employees come
from Idaho. Because of the number of international groups that
come to thepark, it would be possible for Yellowstone to become
the center of a worldwide outbreak. It might also require
closing the park for two or more weeks as a quarantine measure
to control the spread of the disease. The state of Wyoming has
made vaccine available and park doctors and nurses immunized all
interested employees on June 11th and 12th. The park expects to
immunize a total of about 1,000 people. Grand Teton has talked
with the county health department; although they are on alert,
they will not institute a mass immunization program for the
Jackson area until a confirmed measles case is identified in
that area. If such a situation develops, the park will try to
bring vaccine to the park clinic and conduct an immunization
program there. [Telefax from Homer Rouse, RMRO, 6/13]
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 6/16 6/17 Status
AK AK State *Big Rex T2 1,400 1,400 CN 6/19
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) FIRE ACTIVITY SUMMARY
Fires Acres
1991 (Year-to-date) 33,760 465,366
1990 (Year-to-date) 30,549 565,790
4) ANALYSIS - Initial attack activity is occurring throughout
the west.
5) PROGNOSIS - No resource shortages anticipated.
[Fire Management Situation Report, NIFCC Intelligence Section,
0532 MDT, 6/17; yeartodate figures from NICC Daily Situation
Report, 6/16]
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:
June 20-24 "Surviving the Elements", University of Washington,
Seattle, WA. The course updates participants on medical issues
relating to surviving the elements and is geared towards
physicians and paramedics who deal with high altitude, cold
exposure and other environmental concerns. For more information,
contact the Office of Continuing Medical Education, University
of Washington, XF1, Seattle, WA 98195. [Bill Pierce, DETO]
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]
July 8-12 Certified Fitness Coordinator Program, South Lake
Tahoe, CA. Sponsored by the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute,
University of Maryland. The program is directed toward
individuals responsible for daytoday management of physical
fitness programs. For additional information, contact Wes
Bender, Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, at 301-220-7250.
[Bill Pierce, DETO]
July 8-19 Physical Fitness Coordinator Training Program, FLETC,
Glynco, GA. Funded by benefitting accounts. For application
procedures, contact your regional training office. [Carole
Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
August 5-16 Driver Instructor Training Program, FLETC, Glynco,
GA. Funded by benefitting accounts. For application procedures,
contact your regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer,
LEEDC/FLETC]
August 12-16 Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Boating Accident
Investigation Seminar, United States Coast Guard Academy, New
London, CT. Hosted by Division of Law Enforcement, Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection. The seminar is intended
for experienced local, state and federal field officers and
marine investigators, and will provide specialized education in
properly documenting, analyzing and reconstructing recreational
boating accidents. Interested parties should contact Jack
Schamp in RAD at FTS 268-4209 (202-208-4209). [Jack Schamp,
RAD/WASO]
August 13-14 Second Annual Science Conference, Mammoth Cave NP,
Kentucky. This colloquium will feature research on area ecology
and air quality and provide updates on the park's water quality
monitoring program. Both plenary and concurrent sessions will
be held. Papers must be submitted no later than July 15th in
order to be accepted. For further information, contact Jeff
Bradybaugh at 502-758-2238. [Jeff Bradybaugh, MACA]
(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).
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.
Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: No leave or travel
scheduled.
Branch of Fire & Aviation: Hurd on AL (6/21); Botti on AL (6/17)
and at wildlife rehabilitation workshop, WRO, San Francisco, CA
(6/19-6/21); Farrel at structural fire training, Death Valley or
Lake Mead (6/17-6/18); Norum on AL (6/17-6/21); Gale on AL
(6/19-6/25).
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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