RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Wednesday, June 26, 1991
INCIDENTS
91-239 - Shenandoah (Virginia) - Homicide
On the afternoon of June 24th, the park received a report that
there was a body lying along the side of Jewell Hollow Road, a
dirt road which intersects with a highway a half mile above park
headquarters. Responding rangers found a body of a woman in her
late 20's wrapped in a sheet. After closing the road to protect
the crime scene, the FBI and state police were summoned to
assist in the investigation. They determined that the victim
had been shot at least twice, and spent shell casings were found
nearby. The victim has not been identified, but investigators
did find that she was wearing a 1979 class ring from a school in
Oxon Hill, Maryland. The investigation continues. [Telefax
from Larry Hakel, CR, SHEN, 6/24]
91-240 - Yukon-Charley Rivers (Alaska) - Drug Conviction
On June 10th, F.L.W. pled guilty to state felony
charges of cultivating marijuana in the park and was sentenced
to four years in prison. His wife, K.W., pled guilty to
federal misdemeanor charges of possession of controlled
substances. F.L.W. had faced a possible sentence of up
to 60 years in prison and $60,000 in federal fines. The case
against the couple began when an informant reported their
activities in July, 1989. Fixed-wing overflights of the area in
which the plants were reportedly being grown revealed a
camouflaged greenhouse, and a surveillance operation was begun
with the assistance of rangers from six Alaskan parks. A search
warrant for the greenhouse was subsequently executed by a
multiagency task force managed by the park's chief ranger.
Although over 400 plants had originally been growing in the
greenhouse, only 61 were found and seized. [CompuServe message
from RAD/ARO, 6/24]
91-241 - Great Smokies (Tennessee/North Carolina) - MVA with
Fatality
D.S., 31, of various addresses in North Carolina, was
killed in the early morning hours of June 21st when the car in
which he was riding was involved in an accident near the tunnel
on the Gatlinburg Spur. Alcohol was probably a contributing
factor, and the female driver may be charged with driving under
the influence. [Telephone report from Steve Alscher, RAD/SERO,
6/21]
FIRE ACTIVITY
1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level II
2) FIRE SUMMARY
State Agency Area Fire 6/25 6/26 Status
AK BLM/AK Tanana Zone B376 T2 4,000 7,702 None
FWS Yukon Flats NWR B381 NR NR
B384 250 NR None
AK AK B356 2,040 6,000 None
* B402 410 None
Alaska also has 8 fires under modified suppression strategy for
2,056 acres and 35 fires under limited suppression for 25,536 acres.
NM BLM Albuquerque Dist. Lava T2 320 540 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) FIRE ACTIVITY SUMMARY
Fires Acres
1991 (Year-to-date) 35,538 525,175
1990 (Year-to-date) 31,832 632,711
4) ANALYSIS - Slightly cooler temperatures and higher relative
humidity have brought some relief to Alaska. Fire activity is
increasing in the Southwest.
5) PROGNOSIS - Fire activity is expected to continue in Alaska
and the Southwest and increase in California.
[Fire Management Situation Report, NIFCC Intelligence Section,
0539 MDT, 6/26; NICC Daily Situation Report, 6/25]
OPERATIONAL NOTES
1) Jim Lee has been selected to replace Butch Farabee as
emergency services coordinator in Ranger Activities. Jim will
be transferring from the Division of Training in WASO, where he
was responsible for oversight of seasonal law enforcement
training and cooperative education programs. Prior positions
include site manager at Glen Echo, backcountry supervisor at
Yosemite, and Valley shift supervisor at Yosemite. He will EOD
on June 30th. [Dick Martin, RAD/WASO]
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.
Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Coffey and Sisto at
rightsofway workshop, DOI, Washington, DC (6/24-6/28); Schamp on
travel to Alaska (6/24-7/2); Marriott on drug operations review,
Big Bend (6/24-6/27).
Branch of Fire & Aviation: Bristol at VAX training session,
Digital Corp., Englewood, Colorado (6/24-6/28); Botti at
congressional liaison training session, WASO (6/23-6/29); Berg
conducting audits at Big Cypress and Everglades (6/24-6/28); Gale
on AL (6/24-6/25).
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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