RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Monday, August 26, 1991
INCIDENTS
91-410 - Cape Cod (Massachusetts) - Followup on Hurricane Bob
Cleanup operations continue under the management of an NPS ICS
(incident command system) overhead team. The following status
report on grounds and facilities was prepared on Friday, August
23rd:
Facilities - About half of all the buildings in the park suffered
either some form of structural damage or have downed trees on their
grounds. Some had been repaired, but approximately 90% were awaiting
work crews.
Trails- Trees fell on virtually all trails in the park. Work
was well underway on cutting, chipping and cleaning them.
Roads - All major roads in the South District had been cleared of
downed trees but still had to be chipped. The status of North
District roads was unclear.
Closures - All beaches were open except for the one at Nauset
Light, which will open as soon as portable bathrooms or a generator arrive.
The Provincelands bike trail was open; the Nauset bike trail was
closed because of a downed power line and debris. All picnic areas
were open, but the Doane Rock area had no bathroom facilities because of a
lack of electricity. The Small and Pilgrim Spring hiking trails opened
on the 22nd; ten other trails were still awaiting initial assessments.
A total of 62 people are now committed to cleanup efforts,
including personnel from Sandy Hook, Morristown, Boston, Minute
Man, Lowell and Shenandoah. A 10,000-watt generator arrived on
the 22nd and is being used to power all facilities at Coast
Guard beach. Visitor use of park ponds was reported heavy; many
people were seen to be bathing with soap. Many people entered
the Marconi beach area just to use the shower facilities there.
[Telefax from CACO, 8/23]
91-435 - Shenandoah (Virginia) - MVA with Fatality
K.E., 83, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, lost control of his
vehicle and drove over a 30foot embankment on Skyline Drive on
the afternoon of August 22nd. K.E. was severely injured in the
accident. Park medics and medical personnel from a rescue
helicopter provided advanced life support for over an hour
before a doctor at the University of Virginia Hospital ordered
them to cease treatment and declared him dead. K.E.' grandson,
who was a passenger, was injured only slightly. [Telefax from
Larry Hakel, CR, SHEN, 8/23]
91-436 - Golden Gate (California) - Rescue
Early on the afternoon of August 22nd, J.J., 49, and J.M.,
64, both from California, swam to a rock outcropping
off Point Bonita when their 20-foot boat lost power. The rock,
which was 300 yards offshore, was already taking two to four-foot
surf when ranger Gazzano arrived on site in the park's Zodiac
rescue boat. Rangers Simons and Prokop swam to the two men and
employed rescue buoys and life vests to get them through the
surf to the Zodiac. They were then transferred to a waiting
44-foot Coast Guard vessel. Both are reported to be in
satisfactory condition. Plans are being made to recover their
boat. [Norm Simons, GOGA, via CompuServe message from Herb
Gercke, RAD/WRO]
91-437 - Curecanti (Colorado) - Probable Drowning
A.W., 85, and N.R., both of Colorado, were
fishing in the Gunnison River when A.W. stepped in a hole and
slipped beneath the surface. N.R. pulled him out of the water
and flagged down a passing motorist, who provided medical
assistance until a Gunnison fire department employee stopped and
began CPR. CPR was continued while A.W. was transported by
helicopter to a hospital in Grand Junction. He was declared
dead a few minutes after his arrival there. It's believed that
A.W. either drowned or died of a heart attack. [Tim Blank,
CURE, via telefax from Sheila Brown, RAD/RMRO, 8/22]
FIRE ACTIVITY
1) ACTIVITY LEVEL Planning Level II
2) FIRE SUMMARY
State Agency Area Fire 8/25 8/26 Status
ID BLM Boise Dist. * Red Canyon 1,000 2,500 CN 8/30
Burley Dist. * Bonanza Bar 600 NEC
Salmon Dist. * McKim T1 3,000+ NEC
USFS Payette NF * Rush Creek 2,000+ CN 9/15
MT BIA Crow Agency Medicine Tail T2 14,850 14,850 CN
USFS Bitterroot NF * Coffee Gulch T2 280 605 CN
Lewis & Clark NF * Harrison Creek T2 600 700 CN 8/30
NV BLM Winnemucca Dist. Lovely 2,790 2,790 CN
S. L. City Dist. * West Stansberry 750 750 CN 8/25
USFS Humboldt NF * Reservation Hill 3,522 CN
UT State * South Fork 1,200 1,200 CN
AZ BLM Phoenix Dist. * Silver 140 162 CN
WY State * Canyon Creek T2 400 400 CN 8/28
OR BLM Vale Dist. * Balm Creek Mine 800 800 CN 8/25
AK USFWS Tetlin NWR 113349 T2 17,250 17,250 NEC
CA USFS San Bernadino NF Stockton T2 1,430 1,430 CN
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) 47,016 3,695,350
1991 (Year-to-date) 60,310 1,976,027
1990-1991 (% difference) + 28% 47%
4) FIRE ACTIVITY 222 fires for 2,456 acres reported in the past
24 hours.
5) ANALYSIS - Several Western areas are reporting very high fire
indices. Most activity is taking place in the northern Rockies
and the Great Basin. Several large fires were contained over
the weekend. Type I crews and smokejumpers continue to be
deployed.
7) PROGNOSIS - Lightning is forecast for the northern Rockies,
which increases the likelihood of fires there. No resource
shortages are expected.
[Fire Management Situation Report, NIFCC Intelligence Section,
8/26]
CALENDAR
Asterisk (*) indicates new entry; plus (+) indicates revised
entry subsequent comments explain the revision. Brackets at
end of entry indicate source of information:
September 6-8 Fundamentals of Search and Rescue, Salt Lake
City, UT. For further information, contact the National
Association for Search and Rescue (703-352-1349). [Bill Pierce,
DETO]
September 7-9 SAR Planning Section Chief, Soldotna, AK. For
further information, contact the National Association for Search
and Rescue (703-352-1349). [Bill Pierce, DETO]
September 19-21 Managing the Search Function, Nashville, TN.
For further information, contact the National Association for
Search and Rescue (703-352-1349). [Bill Pierce, DETO]
September 19-27 Managing the Search Function, Ely, MN. For
further information, call Vermilion Community College
(1-800-475-6666). [Hugh Dougher, VOYA]
September 27-28 "Perspectives on Parks, Politics and Policies",
symposium sponsored by Michigan State University, East Lansing,
MI. The symposium will bring practitioners, academics,
legislators, interest groups, students and others together to
explore and discuss shared interests in parks, politics and
policy. Interested parties should contact Dr. Betty Van Der
Smissen, Chair, Department of Park and Recreation Resources, 131
Natural Resources Building, Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI 48824, or call 517-353-5190. [Dee Highnote,
Concessions/WASO]
* September 30-October 2 "Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus", training
course, Colorado Northwestern Community College, Rangely, CO.
Course is limited to 25 students. For further information and
applications, contact Steve Whittmore at 303-675-3306. [Steve
Whittmore, CNCC]
October 7-8 Crisis Intervention Skills Seminar, Tacoma, WA.
For further information, call 206-591-5999. [Diane Wisley,
RAD/PNRO]
October 8-December 20 Basic Law Enforcement for Land
Management Agencies, FLETC, Glynco, GA. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC.
For application procedures, contact your regional training
office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
October 21-25 Archeological Resource Protection Training,
Artesia, NM. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC subject to availability of
FY 92 funds. For application procedures, contact your regional
training office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
October 21-25 Regional Chief Rangers' Annual Meeting, Boise,
ID. [Dick Martin, RAD/WASO]
October 23-26 Tenth Annual Cave Management Symposium, Bowling
Green, KY. Cohosted by American Cave Conservation Association
(ACCA) and Mammoth Cave NP. For further information, contact
Dave Foster (ACCA) at 502-786-1466 or Jeff Bradybaugh (MACA) at
502-758-2238. [Jeff Bradybaugh, MACA]
* October 25-26 "Biological Pollution: The Control and Impact
of Invasive Exotic Species", University Place Conference Center,
Indianapolis, IN. For further information, contact Bill
McKnight, Indiana State Museum, 202 N. Alabama, Indianapolis, IN
46204. [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]
November 12-15 "Fisheries Management: Dealing with Development
in the Watershed", symposium, Newport, RI. For further
information, contact John Boreman at the University of
Massachusetts (413-545-2842).
November 18-22 Archeological Resource Protection Training,
FLETC, Glynco, GA. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC subject to
availability of FY 92 funds. For application procedures,
contact your regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer,
LEEDC/FLETC]
November 18-22 Second National Park Service GIS Users'
Conference, Denver, CO. The conference will bring together all
NPS users of geographicdata technology for the first time in
over three years. All personnel involved in GIS should consider
attending. There will be poster and plenary sessions, panel
discussions and workshops. For more information, including an
announcement brochure and list of possible workshops, contact
Leslie Manfull, GIS Division (Denver), at FTS 327-2590 or
303-969-2590. [Leslie Manfull, GIS]
November 19-22 Regional Recreation Fee Coordinators' Training,
Washington, DC. [Wes Kreis, RAD/WASO]
December 9-13 Archeological Resource Protection Training,
Marana, AZ. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC subject to availability of FY
92 funds. For application procedures, contact your regional
training office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
December 11-14 Annual convention, National Campground Owners
Association, San Diego, CA. NPS employees have been offered the
members' registration rate of $210 per person for the entire
convention, or $75 per day for the days when seminars will be
given. Lodging and some meals will be extra. The educational
program will focus on operations and maintenance; the trade show
will feature the latest in equipment and services. Call
7034710143 for registration information, or Priscilla Baker at
202-208-4917 or FTS 268-4917 for further information. [Priscilla
Baker, Tourism]
(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 (Acting): Martin at ranger museum dedication,
Yellowstone (8/23-8/26).
Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Schamp at FLETC, Glynco,
GA (8/26-8/30); Halainen on annual leave (8/27-8/30).
Branch of Fire & Aviation: Erskine in Alaska Regional Office,
Anchorage, AK (8/19-8/28); Spruill on aviation program
orientation in Alaska (8/18-8/29); Norum on trip to approve
research sites, Fairbanks, AK (8/16-8/26); Bristol at COTR
training, Denver, CO (8/25-8/30).
Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities