RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Monday, July 22, 1991
INCIDENTS
91-303 - George Washington Memorial Parkway (Virginia) - MVA with
Fatalities
On the morning of July 19th, a taxi belonging to the Friendly
Cab Company was heading southbound near Roaches Run in the
center lane. As the cab apparently attempted to change to the
left lane, it struck the rear of a Dodge Colt. Both vehicles
crossed the median and struck a Datsun pickup, causing it to go
airborne. The pickup landed on top of a US Park Police cruiser
which was also heading northbound on the parkway. The cruiser,
driven by officer L.T., crossed the median and the
southbound lanes of the highway, ran through a parking lot and
came to rest on the bank of the run. The drivers of the taxi
and the pickup were killed; although the driver's compartment of
the cruiser was completely demolished, L.T.'s injuries were
limited to contusions and lacerations. He was transported by
Eagle 2 to Washington Hospital Center and was reported to be in
serious condition. The driver of the Colt was taken to a local
hospital, treated and released. [Telefax from USPP Dispatch,
7/19]
FIRE ACTIVITY
1) ACTIVITY LEVEL Planning Level II
2) FIRE SUMMARY
State Agency Area Fire 7/21 7/22 Status
AK BIA Southwest Area B544 4,710 4,710 NEC
FWS Up. Yukon Zone B460 72,290 73,330 NEC
Up. Yukon Zone B562 91,310 91,310 NEC
ID BLM Salt Lake Dist. Stateline 1,125 850 CN
MT USFS Gallatin NF Thompson Crk. T1 7,000 7,000 CN 8/3
Alaska also has 12 fires under modified suppression strategy for
454,919 acres and 43 fires under limited suppression for 520,949 acres.
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 NEC No estimate of containment
CS Confinement strategy DM Demobed
3) 1990/1991 COMPARATIVE ACTIVITY SUMMARY
Fires Acres
1990 (Year-to-date) 38,664 1,663,304
1991 (Year-to-date) 39,975 1,700,391
1990-1991 (% difference) + 3% + 2%
4) ANALYSIS - Indices continue to climb throughout the West, but
initial attack operations have successfully kept fires from
escaping.
5) PROGNOSIS - Initial attack operations are expected to continue
because of forecasted thunderstorms and hot temperatures. No
resource shortages are anticipated.
[Fire Management Situation Report, NIFCC Intelligence Section,
7/22]
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: Dick Martin is the acting division chief.
Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Coffey at conference of
regional resource management specialists, Indiana Dunes, Indiana
(7/22-7/26).
Branch of Fire & Aviation: Broyles at RX-95 faculty meeting, Fort
Apache, Arizona (7/23-7/26); Bristol at COR training, Seattle,
Washington (7/22-7/26); Clark conducting prevention analysis for
Yellowstone (7/20-7/28); Cook at S290 training development
session, Denver, Colorado (7/22-7/25); Gale in NAR for fire
suppression review at Acadia, Cape Cod and elsewhere (7/20-7/26).
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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