RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Thursday, September 12, 1991
INCIDENTS
91-479 - Glen Canyon (Utah/Arizona) - Oil Spill
A high-pressure fuel line providing unleaded gas from the
concessioner's storage tanks to marine pumps at Hall's Crossing
burst on September 10th, spilling approximately 450 gallons of
fuel. It appears that about half of the amount seeped into the
soil and half went into the lake. As of yesterday, the gas on
the lake's surface was confined to an inlet by 10 to 12 knot
winds. Absorbent booms have been employed to enclose the spill,
and concessionerfunded cleanup efforts are underway. [Larry
Clark, CR, GLCA, via phone report from Dick Powell, RAD/RMRO,
9/10]
91-480 - Saguaro (Arizona) - Kidnapping and Attempted Homicide
On the morning of September 10th, a six-year-old girl was abducted
from the King Learning Center in Tucson by an unidentified male
and taken to a remote area of the park. She was disrobed, bound,
struck repeatedly with a shovel, then forced to lie down in a
16-inch-deep trench while the man buried her up to her neck. He
then left, telling her he was going to get a camera. The girl
was able to dig herself out and walk to a roadway, where she was
found by a park maintenance worker. Medical and law enforcement
assistance was summoned and a search of the park by rangers and
Pima County sheriff's deputies led to the location of the crime
scene. Both offices are continuing the investigation. Tests
revealed that the girl was not molested. [Brian Swift, CR, SAGU,
via CompuServe message from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO, 9/10; Arthur
Rotstein, Associated Press, 9/11]
91-481 - Hawaii Volcanoes (Hawaii) - Search in Progress
M.T.K., an employee of the park's fence contractor,
walked off of the fence project on Mauna Loa on September 1st.
The park was notified that M.T.K. was missing on the 9th. At
present, there is conflicting information on his last known
location. One report places the location at the fence line camp
at 8,000 feet; the other indicates that M.T.K.'s pack and
boots were found in one of the contract employee's vehicles at
the end of the paved Mauna Loa strip road at the 6,000-foot level.
Both an investigation and search are underway. [Jim Martin, CR,
HAVO, via CompuServe message from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO, 9/11]
FIRE ACTIVITY
1) ACTIVITY LEVEL Preparedness Level I
2) FIRE SUMMARY
*** No significant activity reported ***
3) 1990/1991 COMPARATIVE ACTIVITY SUMMARY
Fires Acres
1990 (Year-to-date) 56,999 4,401,609
1991 (Year-to-date) 57,980 2,097,852
1990-1991 (% difference) + 2% 52%
4) FIRE ACTIVITY 97 fires for 5,609 acres in past 24 hours.
5) ANALYSIS - Only minor fire activity occurring nationally.
6) PROGNOSIS - No resource shortages anticipated.
[Fire Management Situation Report, NIFCC Intelligence Section,
9/12]
OPERATIONAL NOTES
1) Robert E. Langston was selected Tuesday as the new chief of
the 655-member U.S. Park Police. He will be sworn in on
September 18th. Langston succeeds Lynn Herring, who retired in
July.
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: Brady at conference of associate regional
directors for operations, Jackson Hole, WY (9/9-9/13).
Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Schamp on AL (9/9-9/13);
Martin at MAR chief rangers' conference, Ocean City, MD
(9/10-9/11).
Branch of Fire & Aviation: Norum attending meeting of steering
committee for wilderness fire management, Bar Harbor, ME
(9/8-9/14); Farrel at NFPA committee meeting and ICS seminar,
Phoenix, AZ (9/10-9/14); Clark on trip to assist SER and South
Florida in prevention analysis process, Miami, FL (9/8-9/14);
Gale on review of Type II crews at MORA and OLYM and review of
Alpine crew housing projects at ROMO (9/10-9/13); Bristol at
administrative automation training, San Diego, CA (9/9-9/13).
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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